xfce4 gimp do not show in menu

delacruz · 2008-06-10 05:36:15

I am using xfce4 and installed gimp and xsane and they do not automatically show up in my menu. How can I setup up xfce4 so that they will automatically be in my menu. :):):):)

Allan · 2008-06-10 07:13:04

Try running "update-desktop-database". I am certain the xsane has a menu entry in XFCE and I be willing to bet the GIMP does too...

Kane · 2008-06-10 08:00:00

I use xfce and the gimp shows up fine, however i dont think xsane has a .desktop file

I dont know if this is still active but xsane is listed on here as one with a missing file
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_Project

other than that i usually find the update-desktop-database as suggested by Allan works if anything needs updating

Edit:
If you need one, i use this which i made myself. I dont know what the standards are it should comply to etc lol

[Desktop Entry]
Name=xsane
Comment=Import Documents from scanner
Exec=xsane
Terminal=0
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-logo.xpm
Categories=Application;Office

Last edited by Kane (2008-06-10 08:18:42)

Allan · 2008-06-10 08:02:46

You are right... I was certain xsane had one but I see I have put one in ~/.local/share/applications

delacruz · 2008-06-10 15:06:08

so i put the following in my /home/<user>/.local/share/applications to make an xsane icon

Kane wrote:

Desktop Entry]
Name=xsane
Comment=Import Documents from scanner
Exec=xsane
Terminal=0
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-logo.xpm
Categories=Application;Office

it makes the xsane icon and opens my xsane if i double click the document file however it does not show up on in my menu list. I think i need to name the file something that the menu list can pick up. My question is, do i need to name my xsane document in a special way?

EDIT:

PS: my mistake gimp does show up in my menu item list as "GNU image manipulation program"

EDIT: so i renamed my file to xsane.desktop and the file is still in the following directory /home/<user>/.local/share/applications and it still will not show up in my menu list.

Last edited by delacruz (2008-06-10 15:21:28)

Kane · 2008-06-10 16:00:04

have you tried running:
update-desktop-database .local/share/applications

delacruz · 2008-06-10 16:45:38

Kane wrote:

have you tried running:
update-desktop-database .local/share/applications

update-desktop-database ./local/share/applicatoins
No directories in update-desktop-database search path could be processed and updated.

:(:(:(

Misfit138 · 2008-06-10 18:05:14

delacruz wrote:

Kane wrote:
have you tried running:
update-desktop-database .local/share/applications
update-desktop-database ./local/share/applicatoins
No directories in update-desktop-database search path could be processed and updated.
:(:(:(

It should be

update-desktop-database .local/share/applications

droog · 2008-06-10 21:09:10

delacruz wrote:

PS: my mistake gimp does show up in my menu item list as "GNU image manipulation program"

I thought about opening a feature request to rename it back to "gimp" or "the gimp" in the .desktop file.
It makes the menu take up half the screen when a programs name is almost sentence long.
but since i haven't seen it bother anyone else, i decided not to.

edit just tried the update command and it works here

update-desktop-database -v /home/navi/.local/share/applications/
Search path is now: [/home/navi/.local/share/applications/]

Last edited by droog (2008-06-10 21:20:16)

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xfce4 gimp do not show in menu

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