xfce menu desktop files, location?

wufo · 02-24-2011, 03:01 PM

I want to add an app to an xfce menu, but I cannot find the .destop files. I tried the how-to at he xfce site, but it refers to ~/.config/menus, but I do not have that and I can find none of the .desktop files anywhere in my home directory.

So, where the heck are the files I need to modify?

tj

Richard Cranium · 02-24-2011, 03:17 PM

/usr/share/applications

dh2k · 02-24-2011, 03:18 PM

For a broader explanation and more scope beyond your query covering the background of what, why and how then look here:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/des...y-spec/latest/

If you want to add system-wide for all users then you must make a desktop entry file in:

Code:

/usr/share/applications/

Look at Thunar.desktop as an example:
Note, i have deleted other languages except for generic and en_GB (English, Great Britain)

Code:

david@slackware13:/usr/share/applications$ cat Thunar.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Thunar File Manager
Name[en_GB]=Thunar File Manager
Comment[en_GB]=Browse the filesystem with the file manager
GenericName=File Manager
GenericName[en_GB]=File Manager

Exec=Thunar %F
Icon=Thunar
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
Type=Application
Categories=Application;System;Utility;Core;GTK;FileManager;

As an example, as root:

Code:

cd /usr/share/applications
cp Thunar.desktop my_app.desktop

and then edit the parameters/options/paths/executable command of (my_app.desktop) so it is matching/pointing/personalised to your executable program/script/binary etc

T3slider · 02-24-2011, 04:27 PM

You may be able to store local .desktop files in $HOME/.local/share/applications/.