Re: [Cooker] menus in kde
Keld Jørn Simonsen a écrit : Hi I lost most of my menus in kde after upgrading to cooker some weeks ago. Is there a way I can reinstall default menus? Which program would it be? best regards keld Have you made an update of the kde menu ? I know that it solved the loss of my default menu on 9.2.
Re: [Cooker] Menus in KDE
Robert J. Rossana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (09/23/2002 16:57) I posted a comment last week that menus were screwed up in RC3. I tried update-menus -v as root and it does not complete. One suggestion that was posted in response was that I should hit return to complete the update. I did so and it makes no difference. This does not happen on my home machine where menus appaer as they should. So there seems to be a problem creating KDE menus in RC3. I've been struggling with a similar issue; I installed RC3 ( reformatting / in the process but not /home) and didn't install some packages that were installed in RC2. This caused some unexpected problems in Gnome; i. The menu items for the RC2 packages that weren't reinstalled were still there in the RC3 menus but without icons [no surprise there]; ii. update-menus -v didn't remove them; iii. menudrake didn't show the entries for the deleted packages, so I couldn't remove them that way. Because of ii and iii I'm rather at a loss on how to remove the redundant menu items. Alastair This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com
Re: [Cooker] Menus in KDE
On Monday 23 September 2002 11:15 am, Alastair Scott wrote: Robert J. Rossana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (09/23/2002 16:57) I posted a comment last week that menus were screwed up in RC3. I tried update-menus -v as root and it does not complete. One i. The menu items for the RC2 packages that weren't reinstalled were still there in the RC3 menus but without icons [no surprise there]; Because of ii and iii I'm rather at a loss on how to remove the redundant menu items. Well, this probably shouldn't be necessary from a newbie point of view, but have you looked in /usr/share/applnk-mdk ? You could probably delete the extraneous .desktop items there probably (or since you're using the same /home, maybe they're in there - you might could mv your window manager's config and let them rebuild). As for the OP, do you have an working applnk-mdk you can cp over? I've seen this before sometimes with a fresh install (I think the cooker snapshot may have done this too me) and I've seen it a couple of times after updating kde, but I just copied over a working applnk-mdk directory from another partition/install. I'm sure someone could send you an archive of it if you don't have one, I'd be glad too. As an aside, my menus on my fresh rc3 install were fine, as they should be. This may be something difficult to trace. I did an 'expert' 'install'. -s
Re: [Cooker] Menus in KDE
On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 17:43, Gregory K. Meyer wrote: On Monday 23 September 2002 12:15, Alastair Scott wrote: i. The menu items for the RC2 packages that weren't reinstalled were still there in the RC3 menus but without icons [no surprise there]; ii. update-menus -v didn't remove them; Try update-menus as user. I have tried this and it apears to reset the menu entries that might be set in ~/.kde That was probably too obvious for me to come up with and needed another pair of eyes ... but it works and the redundant Gnome menu entries have gone! Thanks Alastair signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Cooker] Menus again!
On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 22:31, Austin Acton wrote: Are you kidding? As a newbie I tried about six distros, and one of the main reasons I stuck with Mandrake was because it had the most complete and intuitive menu. Which does not have any flaws and cannot be improved? On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 21:28, Frederic Crozat wrote: This is YOUR opinion. We have another one. And Gnome menu layout doesn't scale with all installed applications (not only GNOME applications..) If the Gnome Menu does not fit the Mandrake User interface guidelines, it may as well be left out completely. If you insist on including it, a more appropriate name for it is GNOME Menu or better still just GNOME since the user knows it is a menu. 'menu GNOME' may make a lot of sense to French speaking people but sounds very strange in English. I understand that most Mandrake developers are French speaking, that is why forums like this exist so people can point out things that are overlooked. I doubt that the Mandrake Guidelines which you follow permit double entries with same titles. Such as two GNOME entries under Configuration? Finally, I thought it was obvious that everything I write here is MY OPINION, do you have an alternative way to propose improvements without stating one's opinion? I would appreciate the lesson so I can spare you the trouble next time. /michel
Re: [Cooker] Menus again!
Le Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:52:13 +, Michel Fodje a écrit : Dear Mandrake developers, I would like to bring your attention again to the problem with Menu Layout in Mandrake. The menu layout is currently unintuitive and confusing. (I have tested this under the GNOME environment, it may be different under KDE) This is YOUR opinion. We have another one. And Gnome menu layout doesn't scale with all installed applications (not only GNOME applications..) -- Frédéric Crozat MandrakeSoft
Re: [Cooker] Menus again!
Are you kidding? As a newbie I tried about six distros, and one of the main reasons I stuck with Mandrake was because it had the most complete and intuitive menu. Austin On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 19:52, Michel Fodje wrote: Dear Mandrake developers, I would like to bring your attention again to the problem with Menu Layout in Mandrake. The menu layout is currently unintuitive and confusing. (I have tested this under the GNOME environment, it may be different under KDE) Why not follow the Gnome HIG: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/desktop-integration.html /michel
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Loki uses there own installer, similar to the windoze install program. This installer was written based on the KDE 1.X menu structure so doesn't work too well when placing menu items under KDE 2. looking at the installer it look like it a simple script who generate the menus, it shouldn't be too hard to hack it for mandrake. -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org --Chmouel
Re: [Cooker] Menus
On Saturday 11 November 2000 16:44, Armisis Aieoln wrote: Isent menudrake's mission to make a common menu between all desktop environments? Yes, it's If so, in 7.2 its not working, try installing some loki games, and wpo2000, they may show on your menu for the root user, but they do not get migrated to other users... What package do you install ? Mandrake one ? debian menu, provide a good tools to have same menu structure on different windows manager, and with menudrake you can edit this structure. But if you install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince -- Vincent Saugey -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
Re: [Cooker] Menus
On Monday 13 November 2000 15:16, you wrote: On Saturday 11 November 2000 16:44, Armisis Aieoln wrote: Isent menudrake's mission to make a common menu between all desktop environments? Yes, it's If so, in 7.2 its not working, try installing some loki games, and wpo2000, they may show on your menu for the root user, but they do not get migrated to other users... What package do you install ? Mandrake one ? debian menu, provide a good tools to have same menu structure on different windows manager, and with menudrake you can edit this structure. But if you install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. Corel software, and Loki games under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince thanks for the help!!! Dave -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
On Monday 13 November 2000 15:32, Armisis Aieoln wrote: thanks for the help!!! For convert a kde desktop entry to a debian menu entry you can use /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script. Writting the result in /etc/menu/ directory. Vince -- Vincent Saugey -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 13 November 2000 15:16, you wrote: [...] install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. Corel software, and Loki games As told in this ml (1 week ago) , Corel come with one package menu which screw up our menu if installed. One workaround is to delete this package in dist/redhat/i386 before installing. Drawback: u don't have a menu entry on desktop and must launch corel from shell. Maybe the same for loki games ... under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince thanks for the help!!! Dave -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Tried that i got: [root@arrivial bin]# /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script E: You gave me 0 parameters. This script must be invoked with parameters: package section file_in file_out [requires] [title] [root@arrivial bin]# dave On Monday 13 November 2000 16:19, you wrote: On Monday 13 November 2000 15:32, Armisis Aieoln wrote: thanks for the help!!! For convert a kde desktop entry to a debian menu entry you can use /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script. Writting the result in /etc/menu/ directory. Vince -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
I used gedit and got everything to work system wide for gnome (adding loki stuff and corel stuff by hand) On Monday 13 November 2000 16:37, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 13 November 2000 15:16, you wrote: [...] install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. Corel software, and Loki games As told in this ml (1 week ago) , Corel come with one package menu which screw up our menu if installed. One workaround is to delete this package in dist/redhat/i386 before installing. Drawback: u don't have a menu entry on desktop and must launch corel from shell. Maybe the same for loki games ... under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince thanks for the help!!! Dave -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659 -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Loki uses there own installer, similar to the windoze install program. This installer was written based on the KDE 1.X menu structure so doesn't work too well when placing menu items under KDE 2. This brings up another suggestion for Mandrake. Loki has made the code for their installer available for free. You might think about using it as an option on the future versions of the Power Pack releases. This would give windoze users an interface for installing the additional packages that is familiar to them. Personnally, I prefer using the packaage handlers as they make it easier to see what's happening to your system. But one of the appeals of Windoze is it makes installation of software pretty much a no brainer. Original Message On 11/13/00, 9:37:35 AM, Daouda LO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [Cooker] Menus: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 13 November 2000 15:16, you wrote: [...] install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. Corel software, and Loki games As told in this ml (1 week ago) , Corel come with one package menu which screw up our menu if installed. One workaround is to delete this package in dist/redhat/i386 before installing. Drawback: u don't have a menu entry on desktop and must launch corel from shell. Maybe the same for loki games ... under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince thanks for the help!!! Dave -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Woops that was gmenu i used not gedit... (duh) On Monday 13 November 2000 16:37, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 13 November 2000 15:16, you wrote: [...] install package from different source than mandrake or debian, this package probably not install the correct menu entry in /usr/lib/menu. Corel software, and Loki games As told in this ml (1 week ago) , Corel come with one package menu which screw up our menu if installed. One workaround is to delete this package in dist/redhat/i386 before installing. Drawback: u don't have a menu entry on desktop and must launch corel from shell. Maybe the same for loki games ... under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect You're completly agree, it's waste of time for packaging task to configure menu entry for each applications with each windows manager. Vince thanks for the help!!! Dave -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659 -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
i dont know what those are GRIN On Monday 13 November 2000 17:39, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tried that i got: [root@arrivial bin]# /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script E: You gave me 0 parameters. This script must be invoked with parameters: package section file_in file_out [requires] [title] [root@arrivial bin]# So what? Give these ** parameters! :-) -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i dont know what those are GRIN So don't use the script!! What do you want to do!? If you want to generate a menu entry, enter the name of the package, the name of the menu section, the name of the in file (.desktop of kde) the name of the out file (the newly created /usr/lib/menu entry) and optional forceds requires and title. I don't see your problem. PS : can you quote the messages the right way, a.k.a putting your comments after my sentences? On Monday 13 November 2000 17:39, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tried that i got: [root@arrivial bin]# /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script E: You gave me 0 parameters. This script must be invoked with parameters: package section file_in file_out [requires] [title] [root@arrivial bin]# So what? Give these ** parameters! :-) -- Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Menus
On Monday 13 November 2000 18:38, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i dont know what those are GRIN So don't use the script!! What do you want to do!? If you want to generate a menu entry, enter the name of the package, the name of the menu section, the name of the in file (.desktop of kde) the name of the out file (the newly created /usr/lib/menu entry) and optional forceds requires and title. Ill try that, but isent menudrake supposta do that? I don't see your problem. PS : can you quote the messages the right way, a.k.a putting your comments after my sentences? Alright. thanks dave On Monday 13 November 2000 17:39, you wrote: Armisis Aieoln [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tried that i got: [root@arrivial bin]# /usr/bin/kdedesktop2mdkmenu.pl script E: You gave me 0 parameters. This script must be invoked with parameters: package section file_in file_out [requires] [title] [root@arrivial bin]# So what? Give these ** parameters! :-) -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Isent menudrake's mission to make a common menu between all desktop environments? If so, in 7.2 its not working, try installing some loki games, and wpo2000, they may show on your menu for the root user, but they do not get migrated to other users... not to mention i have 8 control pannels under K plus tuns of other garbage... a menu standard for linux must be developed, it waists too much time to keep updating each menu for each user, and for each desktop gnome kde ect dave
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Mike Tracy Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "B. K. Barley" wrote: From a user perspective in regards to this menu issue, I just would like to know how to add things to the default menus that don't get added. For instance, when I install Star Office, or Compupic, or some other app that is not included with the distribution, I can not add it to the menus. I have looked at the documentation for 7.1 and searched all around the docs in cooker but found nothing. Bryan As root, click on the big 'K' (assuming you're using kde) - Configuration - Other - Menu Editor No! That's the wrong thing to do! "Mike Tracy Holt", you're on this list since a long time now, I'm quite surprised that you yet did not realize that we're using the menu-system from Debian, which is WM independant. Therefore, you have to edit the entries of the menu-system, no WM-specific menus, or else your changes will be lost at the next update of the menu system. Either edit/add some files in /usr/lib/menu/ (documentation in /usr/share/doc/menu*) or use the newly released beta menu editor called DrakeMenu appearing in Cooker right now. -- Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Menus
"B. K. Barley" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From a user perspective in regards to this menu issue, I just would like to know how to add things to the default menus that don't get added. For instance, when I install Star Office, or Compupic, or some other app that is not included with the distribution, I can not add it to the menus. I have looked at the documentation for 7.1 and searched all around the docs in cooker but found nothing. Add/customize entries in /usr/lib/menu/ (searching the documentation in http://www.linux-mandrake.com/howtos/mdk-rpm/advanced.html#AEN656 and /usr/share/doc/menu*/) or try the DrakeMenu editor in cooker. -- Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Menus
- Original Message - From: "Guillaume Cottenceau" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [Cooker] Menus "Mike Tracy Holt", you're on this list since a long time now, I'm quite surprised that you yet did not realize that we're using the menu-system from Debian, which is WM independant. I like the menu approach taken by DemoLinux (www.demolinux.com IIRC). The default to the GNOME desktop and have both the Gnome and KDE "start" buttons available side-by-side. A very nice touch. Hoyt
Re: [Cooker] Menus
"B. K. Barley" wrote: From a user perspective in regards to this menu issue, I just would like to know how to add things to the default menus that don't get added. For instance, when I install Star Office, or Compupic, or some other app that is not included with the distribution, I can not add it to the menus. I have looked at the documentation for 7.1 and searched all around the docs in cooker but found nothing. Bryan As root, click on the big 'K' (assuming you're using kde) - Configuration - Other - Menu Editor From there you can change your menu to whatever you want. Mike -- Mike Tracy Holt Kirkland, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 11:05:03AM -0400, B. K. Barley wrote: From a user perspective in regards to this menu issue, I just would like to know how to add things to the default menus that don't get added. For instance, when I install Star Office, or Compupic, or some other app that is not included with the distribution, I can not add it to the menus. I have looked at the documentation for 7.1 and searched all around the docs in cooker but found nothing. Until the menu editor is ready, I'd suggest adding that stuff to your favourites menu. It doesn't get overwritten when you install new packages, so everything should be ok in there. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net // Danen Consulting Serviceswww.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org // MandrakeSoft, Inc. www.linux-mandrake.com 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD Current Linux uptime: 1 day 22 hours 41 minutes.
Re: [Cooker] Menus
On Sat, 05 Aug 2000, you wrote: "B. K. Barley" wrote: From a user perspective in regards to this menu issue, I just would like to know how to add things to the default menus that don't get added. For instance, when I install Star Office, or Compupic, or some other app that is not included with the distribution, I can not add it to the menus. I have looked at the documentation for 7.1 and searched all around the docs in cooker but found nothing. Bryan As root, click on the big 'K' (assuming you're using kde) - Configuration - Other - Menu Editor From there you can change your menu to whatever you want. Mike Well, I'm mostly a perenial newbie lurker spying on y'all, but this seems to only work if I log into root's desktop. If I make the changes from my user desktop (ie, su to root to start 'kmenuedit'), they aren't 'lasting'. By that I mean they might last thru several reboots to W98 to fly airplanes... but they might not either, even from root. Sometimes a re-start of X causes the loss. I never have figured out a common denominator. About 25% of the time, I log into my user desktop to find all my menu customizations have been lost :( (7.1 from lland.com CD's, expert-full enchilada-medium security) I never had this situation with Mdk = 7.0 What seems to have solved this, at least for the time being knock on wood ; , is I made a /usr/share/applnk copy dir, /applink-bak. The last time I lost additions, I copied (as root, and from root's desktop) /applnk-bak dir contents, overwriting, to .../applnk. So far, so good. Several flights later ; DC3 or Songbird "out of the clear blue western sky. comes SkyKing! " -- ~~ Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] Menus
Submitted 03-Jun-00 by B. K. Barley: Ok, This may not be the best time, or even the right place but I have a problem with the menus. This is not a bug per say...but more of an annoyance. How is it possible to add menu items for programs installed that are not part of the distribution? I would like to add star office, word perfect, and some other stuff that does not get automatically added when installed. Could there be a possible utility created that would allow this? Say drakmenu? B. K. Barley Had the same problem. What I did was create menu entries manually. In the file ~/.menu/soffice: ?package(local.soffice):\ needs="x11"\ section="Office"\ title="Star Office"\ longtitle="Sun's StarOffice suite"\ command="$HOME/Office51/bin/soffice"\ icon="/opt/Office51/s_soffice.xpm" This file could just as easily be placed in /usr/lib/menu if you wanted global access to the menu entry. Note that the "local." tells the menu system that this was not installed from an RPM/DEB, but to assume that it exists. I can't imagine that it would be too difficult to write a script that allowed you to enter the relevent details and created the menu entries. (Though there would likely be some cosiderations I am not aware of, having not done *any* scripting for X.) -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *Anton Graham /v\ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /( )X (m_m) GPG ID: 18F78541 Penguin Powered!
