Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> writes: > 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?
No I didn't and yes it does ... thanks
