In the Settings Manager>Main Menu>Xfce><submenu> (e.g. Accessories, Development, Education, Games, etc.) you merely highlight a program and then move it up or down as you wish. This sorts the Applications Menu the way you prefer.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 13:41 -0400, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote: > > It is easy to have new programs show up in the menu in Xfce. > > > > 1. Install the new program (either from within your enabled > > repositories or directly from the program's web site [e.g. Ubuntu > > Tweak, Dropbox, etc.]) > > > > 2. Determine where the "execute" command is located; often this is in > > a "hidden" file in your home folder > > > > 3. Open the Settings Manager, click on Main Menu, and navigate to the > > folder in which you want the program to appear (Accessories, > > Development, etc.) > > > > 4. Click on New Item. The Create Launcher dialog box will appear. > > > > 5. Enter the program's name; often this will be sufficient and all the > > other necessary information will be automatically added > > > > 6. If this information is not added, you will have to manually add it > > yourself > > > > 7. Once all information is added and you have clicked on Create, > > scroll down the list in the folder and look for the program > > > > 8. Make certain that a) the program is checked and b) the name appears > > in regular font (not italicized). After checking the program, you may > > have to wait a few seconds for the program's name to appear in regular > > font > > > > 9. At that point, when everything is done, close out the Settings > > Manager and go to your Applications menu and the subfolder in which > > you placed the new program. Find the program and click on it to make > > sure you have entered all information correctly and that the program > > starts normally. (If it doesn't, you'll have to go back and start all > > over again) > > > > 10. If you wish, you can create a Launcher in your bottom panel for > > the program > > > > I hope that this information is of some use to you. > > Often an icon isn't used by the Xfce menu or entries can't be sorted in > the order I want them to show up etc. pp., i really need to know where > the config files are. I already know how to configer the Xfce menu this > way. > > "Main menu" is the app named "Alacarte". The funny thing is, that > Alacart does show the correct icons and the wanted order of the apps, > but what you see for Alacarte, aka main menu, isn't what you get for the > menu, at least not all the times. > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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