FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Uwe Pross
Hi there, I wondered if there is already a solution to generate fvwm menus for all (or say most) applications installed on a system. I am looking for a script or a little program which scans the search paths of my linux installation and makes fvwm menu definitions for starting these programs. C

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Mikhael Goikhman
On 02 Feb 2004 13:45:53 +0100, Uwe Pross wrote: > > I wondered if there is already a solution to generate fvwm > menus for all (or say most) applications installed on a > system. > > I am looking for a script or a little program which scans > the search paths of my linux installation and makes f

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Uwe Pross
Hi there, On 02 Feb 2004 at 13:32:05 +, Mikhael Goikhman wrote: > > I am looking for a script or a little program which scans > > the search paths of my linux installation and makes fvwm > > menu definitions for starting these programs. > > I don't think you want to have one large menu with

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Mikhael Goikhman
On 02 Feb 2004 14:50:40 +0100, Uwe Pross wrote: > > On 02 Feb 2004 at 13:32:05 +, Mikhael Goikhman wrote: > > > > I am looking for a script or a little program which scans > > > the search paths of my linux installation and makes fvwm > > > menu definitions for starting these programs. > > >

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Ruslan Kosolapov
UP> DESCRIPTION This is a perl script which parses GNOME or KDE menus UP> defin- itions to build corresponding FVWM or FvwmGtk menus. The UP> script can also build icon and mini-icon style commands for the UP> applications. There is no gnome or kde on my box ;-) At first - sorry for very v

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Uwe Pross
Hi there, On 02 Feb 2004 at 20:48:22 +0600, Ruslan Kosolapov wrote: > In /usr/lib/menu I have an some files like next: > > $ cat /usr/lib/menu/vim-X11 > ?package(vim-X11):command="/usr/X11R6/bin/gvim" needs="X11" \ > icon="gvim.xpm" section="Applications/Editors" \ > title="GVim editor" longt

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Gert Brinkmann
Uwe Pross wrote: $ cat /usr/lib/menu/vim-X11 I have a look at these files at home. I have been pointed to this already by a privat mail. This seems to be debian specific. Anyway I have sarge running at home so this might be a solution. debian automatically generates the menu named "/Debian"

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Uwe Pross
Hi there, On 02 Feb 2004 at 16:36:08 +0100, Gert Brinkmann wrote: > debian automatically generates the menu named "/Debian" > that you can include in your fvwm-Menu-definitions using > the "menu" utility. > > Check out and "Read" this file in your prefs: > /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook I'll have

Re: FVWM: Automatic application menus

2004-02-02 Thread Uwe Pross
Hi there, On 02 Feb 2004 at 16:43:12 +0100, Uwe Pross wrote: > > Check out and "Read" this file in your prefs: > > /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook > > I'll have a try tonight. Thanks for the hint. Great :-) After installing the debian fvwm package I got a file /etc/X11/fvwm/DebianMenu which contain