Is there a menu editor for gnome (like the kde one)? I can't believe someone hasn't tackled this yet Jeff Vian (jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > > > thedogfarted wrote: > > > try this: > > > > cd /usr/share/applications > > ls > > If you are looking for a file named .desktop, you CANNOT see it with "ls" > You will have to use "ls .*" to see files whose names begin with a "." > The shell does not match file names beginning with a . when it expands > the *, and ls follows the same rules. > > > > > > and what do you see now?? > > > > if i open /usr/share/applications i can't see any .desktop files too, > > that's because nautilus displays the names specified in those files. > > > > pinco wrote: > > > >> Andrew Robinson wrote: > >> > >>> I asked this question a week or so ago. Youssef Makki was kind > >>> enough to provide me with this short exchange on the subject of > >>> adding items to the menus by hand. I have not tried these > >>> modifications yet, but here is the info I have: > >>> > >>> HTH, > >>> > >>> Andrew Robinson > >>> > >>> > >>> That's determined in the .desktop file itself, take the xchat one for > >>> example: > >>> > >>> Categories=Application;Network; > >>> > >>> This would make it show up under Internet -> More Internet > >>> Applications. > >>> Add "X-Red-Hat-Base;" to the categories, and it'll show up in the main > >>> Internet menu. > >>> > >>> > >> Hi Andrew, > >> > >> I wasn't able to find any .desktop file! > >> It isn't in my /usr/share/applications. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Nino > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > >
