On Monday 22 Dec 2003 12:44 am, Trey Sizemore wrote: > On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 19:27, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Sunday 21 Dec 2003 11:58 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: > > > Is there a file that I can go to (and better yet print) that shows the > > > structure/hierarchy of programs in my KDE menu? I want to make sure > > > that I can replicate this structure in future installs (Mandrake & > > > other). > > > > The structure of your menus is automatic and is defined by the packager > > of the RPMS you install. > > Every time you install a Mandrake RPM the RPM package will place a file > > in the directory /usr/lib/menu This file dictates which menu section it > > will appear in. > > > > If you want an application to appear in a different section you can > > override the default by editing /etc/menu-methods/kde3 > > See 'man update-menus' for a full description. > > > > You can also set menudrake to use 'user' menus instead of 'system' menus > > and use the GUI to define where applications appear in your menu. These > > settings will be stored in your /home directory and should survive a > > future install (So long as you do not format /home). > > > > derek > > I appreciate the explanation. I like the way my menu is currently > organized and assuming the same packages are installed I want to be able > to go to Applications -> Archiving -> Cd burning to find Arson, k3b, and > others. I just want to be able to print the way its set up now so I can > set it up like this in other environments/distributions for consistency. > > Is there a way to see this or am I out of luck?
Like I said. Future installs will put the apps in exactly the same place they are now. If you like the way it is you do not have to do anything. If you want it different use menudrake in user mode. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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