I want to add places to the system menu in KDE

mpooley · 04-11-2007, 04:57 AM

HI

I am using Ubuntu with the KDE desktop

could someone let me know to add new folders to the system places menu?

Okie · 04-12-2007, 02:03 PM

look for a directory like /usr/share/desktop-directories those files inside there represent KDE's menu directories, you can easily create them, the syntax goes something like:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Directory
Name=System
Icon=Package_Editors

there is also a lot of extra entries for translations in to other languages, you will not need them if you use only English...

Okie · 04-12-2007, 02:10 PM

one more item, there is another directory /usr/share/applications that has the applications for your menus that goes like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=firefox
Icon=firefox.xpm
Categories=Network

and it will have other things like MIME types & etc...

mpooley · 04-12-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okie

one more item, there is another directory /usr/share/applications that has the applications for your menus that goes like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=firefox
Icon=firefox.xpm
Categories=Network

and it will have other things like MIME types & etc...

Thanks!
I was hoping for drag and drop but this is Linux !

I keep forgetting

mpooley · 04-12-2007, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpooley

Thanks!
I was hoping for drag and drop but this is Linux !

I keep forgetting

I had a look in that folder but all that was in there were directory files? i didnt understand what i could or should do from there

thanks again

Okie · 04-12-2007, 05:35 PM

they are editable text files...

you may be better of using kmenuedit...