Re: [gnome-panel] Menu changes not persistant in 2.8.x

[Ryan McDougall <NQG24419 nifty com>]

On Sun, 2005-10-04 at 15:57 -0400, Jonathan Brandmeyer wrote:
> I'm running Gnome 2.8 (Debian Sid) on my home workstation and need some
> help patching a problem.  I've found that when I change a menu entry
> (via the Launcher Properties dialog), the change does not persist across
> a logout/login cycle.  A new .desktop file is saved under
> ~/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/, and I can verify that the file
> contains the correct change.
> 
> I would like to write a patch for this issue, but the menu handling code
> documentation is rather spartan.  Would someone familiar with this code
> please point me in the direction of the .desktop file loading code that
> is run at startup?

I never looked into 2.8, but as of 2.10, GNOME is using a new
freedesktop standard for menu handling. You can find all the juicy
details at http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Standards_2fmenu_2dspec
> 
> Thanks,
> -Jonathan

Cheers,
Ryan