Re: multiple proper menus on the panel

[Gustavo João Alves Marques Carneiro <ee96090 fe up pt>]

  Try: panel->add to panel->menu->Favorites menu
  Then, build up your favorites menu with the menu editor or drag and
drop or create .desktop files.

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Steven Hanley wrote:

> Anyone
> 
> every time I have gone to use gnome for any length of time the thing I have
> most wanted was the ability to add menus to the pnel, menus like hte main
> menu (with the foot icon) that have small text and small icons (if you want
> the icons) in the menu. I know hte panel hs draws but they are an absolute
> PITA IMO as I hate the large icons they have taking up so much space when
> you open the drawer (and it looks like a cde throwback anyway). I want to
> know is it possible to add another menu on the panel like the foot menu (ie
> an icon on the panel which when clicked open up a manu you define somewhere)
> that has text and possibly small icons.
> 
> I have not looked at the source code for the foot menu but I would be
> surprised if the menus were not done in a genric manner that would allow
> multiple menus of that type to be defined, so I always assumed it must be
> possible to have lots of arbitrary menus on the panel and I was just unable
> to work out how to set them up.
> 
> Can anyone enlighten me on this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
>         See You
>             Steve
> 
> 

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