On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Gaijin <gai...@riseup.net> wrote:

> On 2016-09-05 00:57, Drew White wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, 4 September 2016 11:50:21 UTC+10, Gaijin  wrote:
>>
>>> I just upgraded from 3.1 to 3.2R3 and was wondering of the best way to
>>> restore some of my App shortcuts. I use some portable apps and
>>> executables that don't show up in the Applications shortcuts. In KDE I
>>> was used to the Menu Editor. I'm not familiar with XFCE and didn't see a
>>> similar option.
>>>
>>
>> If you are talking about windows WITH QREXEC, then just add the shortcuts
>> again.
>> You can add them to the menu using KMENUEDIT, or many other ways
>>
>> Including copying the .desktop files to the new machine onto your
>> desktop, or else into another folder and adding them directly to the
>> menu system using kmenuedit or similar CLI interface.
>>
>
> I am referring to the dropdown "Q" menu that lists your various VMs and
> the software in them.
>
> I was used to the KMENUEDIT in KDE. It was easy enough to make QREXEC
> shortcuts.
>
> The new R3.2 defaults to XFCE in a clean install. I didn't see a way to
> edit those menu items the same way. Sure I can add more shortcuts for
> programs that are installed and generate .desktop files. The problem I'm
> having is with the software or executables that don't show up in the
> shortcuts list. For example, portable apps; You don't install them you just
> run the .exe
>

See https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/rMMgeR-KLbU/SoR4fQwsBAAJ
for an example of creating a "Qubes-proper" shortcut to an arbitrary file.
That example points to a .desktop file inside an AppVM, but the target can
be anything that the AppVM knows how to execute.

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