Praedor Atrebates wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > This is driving me nuts. Running 9.1 with KDE 3.1.3 from texstar. I have > OOo 1.1 installed (bin file, not an rpm) and have been trying to create > kmenu > entries for it. I have done it 3 times now using Menudrake and it only > lasts > for the current session. Upon reboot, the entries are gone. > > What is the deal here? Has anyone else had similar problems with > menudrake? > Not even kmenuedit will keep the entries. No error message, nothing. > Everything appears to go OK and the entry appears for the moment, then > fades away as described. > - -- > Of course GWBush loves huge deficits. He owns lots of T bills which > finance > the debt. The higher the debt, the more money he makes. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/dKHWaKr9sJYeTxgRAn/IAJ0YOM2WYF7cwjNG0GrWZQzwCCJwBwCfR4yv > nnwLevlcpyun2dIzH/10WPU= > =dCXz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
I've installed every OO.o release on every Mandrake distro since 8.1, and have never been able to integrate it into the KDE menus via Menudrake. But, that said, it is in my menus (and I also have icons for all modules on my desktop). Personally, I prefer desktop icons, but the basic procedure is the same.... These steps assume use of the GUI. Same results may be obtained from the CLI using the cp command. 1 Open Konqueror (as su if you intend a system-wide menu change, user if it is only your own personal menus... I'll assume it is a system-wide setup for the purposes of these instructions). 2 Navigate to /<your_base_OOo_install>/share/kde/net 3 In the sidebar, open the tree under /usr/share/applnk-mdk/office. There should be sub-directories for Spreadsheets, Word-processors and so on. from the main window, drag the relevant .desktop file to the correct subdirectory in the sidebar (for example, writer.desktop goes in the Word Processor directory), and select "Copy Here". Repeat as necessary. This should give you the menu entries you desire (it's always worked for me, although I don't use the menu for starting OO.o at all. 4 If you want Desktop icons, drag the .desktop files directly onto your desktop and select "Link Here". FWIW, I've always found Menudrake slow and clunky. I much prefer to do modifications manually. BTW, OO.o RC5 has much better KDE integration, and will install the mimetypes automatically. It is supposed to install the menu entries as well, but there are sometimes problems with permissions and the copying fails. The steps I've outlined are essentially what OO.o is supposed to do for you.... -- Alex Fisher OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Community Contact, Australia
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