> > I can understand the format of the .menu files, but where to put > them seems cryptic. > You mean you want the directory of the .desktop entries for different menu items? There are a few but the main one that I use for example is '/usr/share/applications/'. You can install items only as root though and their changes are system wise. I remember I tried some time ago to figure out how user defined changes can be implemented but it didn't work and I got tired of looking. I am the only user of my laptop! F.