KDE Menu for ALL Users? OpenOffice?

tubatodd · 07-11-2004, 05:24 PM

Question 1:

This maybe a silly NEWBIE question, BUT how do I make a KDE menu change that effects ALL of the users? For example, I installed OpenOffice as root and it put the new OO entries in the KDE menu of "root." When I login as a regular user, none of the OpenOffice items are in the K Menu. Is there a way (perhaps as root) that I can make changes that will adjust and update the K menu of ALL users that reflects the new software that has been installed?

Question 2:

I installed OpenOffice using the package provided at the OpenOffice.org website. During the install I selected "custom" so that I could choose the components to install. One of the components on the list that I chose to install was something like "KDE integration." Is this the KDE visual theme or is this simply a way of integrating tasks to lauch OpenOffice from inside KDE apps?

BTW, if it is a visual theme....all I see is the OpenOffice default style.

Thanks!

keefaz · 07-11-2004, 05:33 PM

I think you have to put the .desktop shortcut of open office to the correct path in /opt/kde

Try as root :
find /root/.kde -name "*.desktop"

Then if you see a file with a name like "openoffice.desktop", note the path and copy the file accordingly in /opt/kde

tubatodd · 07-11-2004, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by keefaz
I think you have to put the .desktop shortcut of open office to the correct path in /opt/kde

Try as root :
find /root/.kde -name "*.desktop"

Then if you see a file with a name like "openoffice.desktop", note the path and copy the file accordingly in /opt/kde

When I run the command that you suggested I get the following output...

Code:

root@todd:/home/todd# find /root/.kde -name "*.desktop"
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/futuresplash.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.calc.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.chart.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.draw.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.impress.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.math.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.stardivision.writer.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.math.desktop
/root/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/services/nsplugin.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/calc.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/impress.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/math.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/printeradmin.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/web.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/writer.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/Trash.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/lilo.conf.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/kdelogo.png.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/rc.wireless.conf.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/rc.local.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/rc.modules.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/lilo.conf.old.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/fstab.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/usb.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/xorg.conf.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/bookmarks.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/devices.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/history.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/home.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/mplayer.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/remote.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/root.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/entries/services.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/services/audiocd.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/services/devices.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/services/fonts.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/services/lisa.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/services/printsystem.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/kicker/kwrite.desktop
/root/.kde/share/apps/kicker/mozilla.desktop
root@todd:/home/todd#

What files do I move to /opt/kde? Do I preserve folder names? I'm not sure what I need to do.

tubatodd · 07-12-2004, 08:00 AM

Need more help

keefaz · 07-12-2004, 08:08 AM

Here are the shortcuts :
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/calc.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/impress.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/math.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/printeradmin.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/template.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/web.desktop
/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/writer.desktop

As root do :

Code:

cp -R "/root/.kde/share/applnk/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2" /opt/kde/share/applnk/Office/
chmod 755 "/opt/kde/share/applnk/Office/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2"
chmod 644 "/opt/kde/share/applnk/Office/OpenOffice.org 1.1.2/*"

tubatodd · 07-12-2004, 08:14 AM

re: keefaz

Thanks again for your help! I needed answers in "newbie" terms and that is what you provided. Thanks!

acidjuice · 03-03-2005, 11:28 AM

...and in GNOME that would be?

reddazz · 03-03-2005, 11:35 AM

In GNOME, you can create a *.desktop file and put it in /usr/share/applications. You can take a look at the *.desktop files that are already there to get a guide on how to create one, its fairy simple.