Re: Menu editor misses some items

[Andrew Post <apost cbmi upmc edu>]

Are you using Redhat Linux? The Redhat folks patched the foot menu to
look for *.desktop files in /etc/X11/applnk as well as the default
/usr/share/gnome/apps. This isn't standard GNOME practice, and if Redhat
didn't patch the menu editor to look for *.desktop files there as well,
you won't see them. It's quite likely they didn't, in fact, because I
know they didn't patch gmc's "Open with..." dialog box to look there.

Andrew

Desmond Rivet wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a newbie, this is my first time posting, please be gentle :-)
> 
> I am using gnome 1.0.55 .
> 
> I have a few questions. The usual apologies if this has been posted
> before. I have looked, but it didn't seem to be.
> 
> 1.
> The menu editor doesn't seem to pick up all the items that are actually
> in the main menu. For instance, under "System" and "Multimedia", the
> editor fails to mention that XMMS is there (among other apps) even though
> it surely is, and even though the editor seems to be picking up some other
> items (like ESD Volumen meter) that are there as well. This happens even
> when I'm logged in as root.
> 
> 2.
> Is there any way to change the actual structure of the main menu? What
> if I don't want a "User menus" sub-menu? While were at it, is there any
> way to change the menu that appears when I left click on the main panel?
> 
> Yes, I have tried to RTFM (just learned that acronym, I like it!), but I
> couldn't find the information I wanted. I used the help system that came
> with the GNOME help browser. If you could perhaps point me to more helpful
> document, or just tell me how to do this yourself, that would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> While were on the topic of the GNOME help browser...am I crazy or does it
> *not* work with the arrows keys?...I can't scroll down with the down
> arrow...
> 
> Thanks is advance...
> 
> ----------------------------------------------
> Desmond Rivet          rivet@ecf.utoronto.ca
> Eng Sci 0T0 + PEY      rivet_d@hotmail.com
> 
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