Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
> > > John Minson spawar.navy.mil> writes: > >> On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' > >> and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism > >> obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 . > >> Any quick pointers ? > > > > Surely the right solution is that the app itself should be registering in > > the > > menus on its own! > > > > If the app is a Fedora package, file a bug against the package for the > > missing .desktop file, which is required according to: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Desktop_files > > > > If it is a third-party application, complain to wherever you got the > > application from. > > > > If it is your own application, have a look at xdg-desktop-menu, or package > > it > > as an RPM and have a look at the packaging guidelines as quoted above. On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 11:37 -0400, Mike Burger wrote: What if all I want is an icon/shortcut that calls a shell script or command? Other than Mike's penchant for top-posting, I have to agree. (I put your remarks where they belong, Mike :} ) It's not supposed to be and never has been a big deal to add a non-kde app to the task-bar or the K-menu. I've done that for eons. In my Kmenu I have gnome applications as well as other apps that are non-KDE that I added manually. I picked a likely icon, as Mike points out, and I'm home free, just as happy as a June Bug. I'll wait a cycle or two before I install F9. :) Ric -- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app' -work around
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 19:23 -0700, charles f. zeitler wrote: > --- John Minson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - > This link does not address what I'm trying to do. > > I create a bash script that runs /some/dir/XYZ.sh . I used to be ableto add > an arbitrary icon to > my panel that invokes it .I can in factopen the file manager and drag > /some/dir/XYZ.sh into the > panel but Icannot modify the icon representing it. > > > > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:54 -0400, John Minson wrote: > > On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' and > give it any icon I > wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism obviously is different on > Fedora 9/KDE 4 .Any > quick pointers ? > > > can't say it's pretty- > > > K/Applications/Settings/Menu Editor > create a menu item for /some/dir/XYZ.sh ( with yer choice of icons ) > right click on new menu item, add to panel. > you should now be able to change the icon... OT: I can't figure out from message who said what. The quoting mechanism in your mailer seems to be broken. (Note that if the message is also in HTML a lot of us are only reading the plain text version.) poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
What if all I want is an icon/shortcut that calls a shell script or command? There's no "application" or "package" to open against, nor should it be necessary. > John Minson spawar.navy.mil> writes: >> On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' >> and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism >> obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 . >> Any quick pointers ? > > Surely the right solution is that the app itself should be registering in > the > menus on its own! > > If the app is a Fedora package, file a bug against the package for the > missing .desktop file, which is required according to: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Desktop_files > > If it is a third-party application, complain to wherever you got the > application from. > > If it is your own application, have a look at xdg-desktop-menu, or package > it > as an RPM and have a look at the packaging guidelines as quoted above. > > Kevin Kofler > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
John Minson spawar.navy.mil> writes: > On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' > and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism > obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 . > Any quick pointers ? Surely the right solution is that the app itself should be registering in the menus on its own! If the app is a Fedora package, file a bug against the package for the missing .desktop file, which is required according to: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Desktop_files If it is a third-party application, complain to wherever you got the application from. If it is your own application, have a look at xdg-desktop-menu, or package it as an RPM and have a look at the packaging guidelines as quoted above. Kevin Kofler -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app' -work around
--- John Minson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - This link does not address what I'm trying to do. I create a bash script that runs /some/dir/XYZ.sh . I used to be ableto add an arbitrary icon to my panel that invokes it .I can in factopen the file manager and drag /some/dir/XYZ.sh into the panel but Icannot modify the icon representing it. Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:54 -0400, John Minson wrote: On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 .Any quick pointers ? can't say it's pretty- K/Applications/Settings/Menu Editor create a menu item for /some/dir/XYZ.sh ( with yer choice of icons ) right click on new menu item, add to panel. you should now be able to change the icon... charles zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : :The Whole of The Law : --Aleister Crowley-- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
Please don't top-post. It makes threads difficult to follow. On Thursday 29 May 2008 19:04:29 John Minson wrote: > This link does not address what I'm trying to do. > > I create a bash script that runs /some/dir/XYZ.sh . I used to be able to > add an arbitrary icon to my panel that invokes it .I can in fact open the > file manager and drag /some/dir/XYZ.sh into the panel but I cannot modify > the icon representing it. > You must understand that a lot (indeed most) of KDE 4 is work-in-progress. There are many things that do not yet have the functionality we are used to. It is the future, so we need to start learning about it now, but improvements are being made almost daily. Anne signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
This link does not address what I'm trying to do. I create a bash script that runs /some/dir/XYZ.sh . I used to be able to add an arbitrary icon to my panel that invokes it .I can in fact open the file manager and drag /some/dir/XYZ.sh into the panel but I cannot modify the icon representing it. Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:54 -0400, John Minson wrote: On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 . Any quick pointers ? See the thread starting at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2008-May/msg01731.html poc begin:vcard tel;work:843-218-6521 version:2.1 end:vcard -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Re: Fedora 9/KDE 4 'non kde app'
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:54 -0400, John Minson wrote: > On all earlier versions of Fedora/kde I was able to add a 'non kde app' > and give it any icon I wanted . I suspect I still can but the mechanism > obviously is different on Fedora 9/KDE 4 . > Any quick pointers ? See the thread starting at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2008-May/msg01731.html poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
