On Sunday 26 Mar 2017 11:46:52 Harry Putnam wrote: > Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Sunday 26 Mar 2017 02:51:50 Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Just curious is anyone else running the mate desktop has this same > >> shortfall. > >> > >> Usually in the Applications menu top right the last item on the menu > >> is a `run' command item where you can type in a command to be run. > >> > >> My fairly recently installed mate dt does not have that. Wondered if > >> others have that item in their `applications' menu. > >> > >> Or maybe there is some other bit of MATE I have yet to install. > > > > From what I recall I could click on the desktop and type a > > command/application. Plasma also has something similar. > > I don't use the desktop click much ... not for any good reason just > didn't ever creep into how I operate a desktop. > > Oddly I had not noticed that in this install ... clicking the DT > produces nothing whatsoever. > > Must be something a litte messed up here somewhere
I don't have mate installed any more to test, but did you try pressing Alt+F2 to see if a Run dialog pops up? Failing this I think Ctrl+Alt+t should launch a terminal ... -- Regards, Mick
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