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Greycloack

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Registered: 2004-03-05

Posts: 166

Adding Apps to gnome menu [SOLVED]

Hello,

I started using gnome and I would like to add some applications to the gnome 'Applications' menu. - for example some scripts and launchers I wrote.
Is there an easy way to do this? In the menu editor there's no way to add applications and in the handbook there's a whole section on how to write desktop files and such...

Can anyone give me an easy way to do this?

Thank you,
Grey

Last edited by Greycloack (2007-07-22 05:09:29)

Mikko777

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From: Suomi, Finland

Registered: 2006-10-30

Posts: 837

Re: Adding Apps to gnome menu [SOLVED]

"As root, go to /usr/share/applications. In there are a bunch of *.desktop files. Open up a few to get a feel for the syntax.

I like to open one of the existing *.desktop files in a text editor, edit the relevant sections, and save under a new name. "

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Bola

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From: Italia

Registered: 2007-02-16

Posts: 118

Re: Adding Apps to gnome menu [SOLVED]

Install Alacarte, it permits you to menage your menus.

Greycloack

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Registered: 2004-03-05

Posts: 166

Re: Adding Apps to gnome menu [SOLVED]

Thanks, Alacarte was just what I was looking for :-)