[K12OSN] Definitive guide to editing gnome menus?
Lewis Holcroft
lewis at pcc.com
Thu Oct 28 13:48:32 UTC 2004
Debbie,
I spent a great deal of time trying to solve the same problem. So I'm
hoping to see the solution also. In the end I switched to IceWM. Which
I like a great deal for its ease of use.
Lewis
On Oct 27, 2004, at 3:21 AM, Debbie Schiel wrote:
> Hi Bimal, and thanks for your tips. I gave them a go (step by step, no
> errors produced) but they have had no effect.
> You say that it works for redhat linux 9.0 with gnome2.
> I am using Fedora Core 2 with whatever came as default with k12ltsp
> 4.1.0 - is that the same as your setup? If it is then I must be doing
> something wrong and I will try it again, otherwise it means that this
> method doesn't work with K12ltsp 4.1.0.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Debbie
>
> bimal pandit wrote:
>> try the attached file's method, i did this and is working perfectly!!
>> bimal
>> On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 17:14, Debbie Schiel wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Does anyone have *the* guide to editing the 'start menu'?
>>>
>>> I'm using the k12ltsp 4.1.0 install (Fedora Core 2) and the default
>>> out-of-the-box session (gnome??).
>>>
>>> I have tried the methods described on the Gnome.org/learn site, and
>>> followed suggestions from previous posts in k12osn, without luck. I
>>> have somehow been able to *add* to the menu - but they're duplicates
>>> of what is already there... I don't want to delete the apps, just
>>> make them unavailable to groups/users.
>>>
>>> Going on my past experiences, I reckon I would probably get there in
>>> the end, but tips and advice could make my 'journey' a lot shorter.
>>> (They're also very encouraging!)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ---
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>> <VFolderInfo>
>>> <!-- where desktop files are supposed to live -->
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/applications</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <!-- For now, load up the legacy .desktop trees -->
>>> <MergeDir>/etc/X11/applnk</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/gnome/apps</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/applnk</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <!-- Control panel dirs -->
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/control-center-2.0/capplets/</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/gnome/capplets/</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <DesktopDir>/usr/share/desktop-menu-files</DesktopDir>
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- Root folder -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Applications</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Applications.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>gnome-search-tool.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>gnome-network-scheme.desktop</Exclude>
>>>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>Core</Keyword>
>>> <Not>
>>> <Keyword>Merged</Keyword>
>>> </Not>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- Internet -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Internet</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Internet.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-web.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>net-gaim.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-gnomemeeting.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Network</Keyword>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- MediaPlayer -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>MediaPlayer</Name>
>>> <Desktop>MediaPlayer.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Include>mediaplayer.desktop</Include>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> <!-- Office -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Office</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Office.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-drawing.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-diagrams.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-math.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>openoffice-printeradmin.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>codefactory-mrproject.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Or>
>>> <Keyword>Office</Keyword>
>>> <!-- <Keyword>Spreadsheet</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>WordProcessor</Keyword> -->
>>> </Or> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> <!-- Other -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Other</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Other.directory</Desktop>
>>> <OnlyUnallocated/>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Not>
>>> <Or>
>>> <Keyword>Settings</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base-Only</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> </Or>
>>> </Not>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> </Folder> <!-- All Applications -->
>>>
>>>
>>> </VFolderInfo>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ---
>>>
>>> This is the customization process for a user "user1" in gnome
>>> environment
>>>
>>> i took help from "http://www.bluethingy.com/linux/rh8menu.html" site
>>> a lot of thanks to
>>> mknepher at bluethingy.com(in fact his name was not there!!)
>>>
>>> i am using redhat linux 9.0 with gnome2
>>>
>>> Why?
>>> ----
>>> In fact i had installed LTSP server and wanted that the gnome
>>> desktop should be customized per user, as i searched the net and got
>>> a few valuable links(like above) which helped me to get my work
>>> done, so i thought to give back "The NET Community" so that they can
>>> get releif while doing the same task.
>>>
>>>
>>> How I did This?
>>> ---------------
>>>
>>> [root at localhost root]# useradd user1
>>>
>>> [root at localhost root]# passwd ******
>>> < do confirmation >
>>>
>>> [root at localhost root]# cd /home/user1/.gnome2
>>>
>>> NOTE:- IN CASE YOU DON'T GET THIS DIRECTORY DON'T GET PANICKED, AS
>>> THIS MEANS YOU DID'NT LOGGED IN AS THIS USER SO JUST LOGIN AS THIS
>>> USER(user1) ONCE AND THIS AND OTHER DIRECTORIES WILL GET CREATED
>>> AUTOMATICALLY!!
>>>
>>> [root at localhost .gnome2]# mkdir -p vfolders/applications
>>>
>>> [root at localhost .gnome2]# cd vfolders
>>>
>>> [root at localhost vfolders]# cp
>>> /etc/X11/desktop-menus/applications.menu applications.vfolder-info
>>>
>>> NOTE:- this is "applications.vfolder-info" and NOT
>>> "applications.vfolders-info"
>>> [root at localhost vfolders]# cd applications
>>>
>>> [root at localhost applications]# cp /usr/share/applications/*.desktop
>>> .
>>>
>>> NOTE:- i.e copy "/usr/share/applications/*.desktop" in
>>> this(applications) directory
>>>
>>> [root at localhost applications]# cd ..
>>>
>>> [root at localhost vfolders]# vi applications.vfolder-info
>>>
>>> AND EDIT AS PER YOUR REQUIREMENT!!
>>>
>>> HERE I AM GIVING MY CUSTOMIZED ENTRIES WHICH REDUCED THE DESKTOP
>>> MENU TO A GREAT EXTANT!!
>>>
>>> CONTENTS OF "applications.vfolder-info"
>>>
>>> ************************* YOU CAN CUT AND PASTE BELOW GIVEN ENTRIES
>>> ******************************
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>> <VFolderInfo> <!-- where desktop files are supposed to live -->
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/applications</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <!-- For now, load up the legacy .desktop trees -->
>>> <MergeDir>/etc/X11/applnk</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/gnome/apps</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/applnk</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <!-- Control panel dirs -->
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/control-center-2.0/capplets/</MergeDir>
>>> <MergeDir>/usr/share/gnome/capplets/</MergeDir>
>>>
>>> <DesktopDir>/usr/share/desktop-menu-files</DesktopDir>
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- Root folder -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Applications</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Applications.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>gnome-search-tool.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>gnome-network-scheme.desktop</Exclude>
>>>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>Core</Keyword>
>>> <Not>
>>> <Keyword>Merged</Keyword>
>>> </Not>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- Internet -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Internet</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Internet.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-web.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>net-gaim.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-gnomemeeting.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Network</Keyword>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> <!-- Office -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Office</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Office.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-drawing.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-diagrams.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-math.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>openoffice-printeradmin.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>codefactory-mrproject.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Or>
>>> <Keyword>Office</Keyword>
>>> <!-- <Keyword>Spreadsheet</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>WordProcessor</Keyword> -->
>>> </Or> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> <!-- Graphics -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Graphics</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Graphics.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Include>net-xpdf.desktop</Include>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> <!-- Other -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Other</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Other.directory</Desktop>
>>> <OnlyUnallocated/>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Not>
>>> <Or>
>>> <Keyword>Settings</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base-Only</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> </Or>
>>> </Not>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> </Folder> <!-- All Applications -->
>>>
>>>
>>> </VFolderInfo>
>>>
>>> ************************** YOU CAN CUT AND PASTE ABOVE ENTRIES
>>> *******************************
>>>
>>> one should also remember that there may be some link file(s) (of
>>> additionally installed packages) , so you need to create that link
>>> accordingly as i did :-
>>>
>>> ln -s /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-drawing.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-drawing.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-email.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-email.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-math.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-math.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-presentations.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-
>>> presentations.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-spreadsheet.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-spreadsheet.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-web.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-web.desktop
>>>
>>> ln -s
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-patches/redhat-word-processor.desktop
>>> /home/user1/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/redhat-word-
>>> processor.desktop
>>>
>>>
>>> in case you may not be knowing the name of the menu/submenu as to
>>> which you want to exclude, as the actual name may be different to
>>> the what you are getting in the menu e.g.
>>>
>>> in the main menu under "internet" menu you will see "Mozilla Web
>>> Browser" while in applications directory(that you created) you wont
>>> find any thing, even containing this name(Mozilla) so the way out is
>>> just hover your curser on that menu and see what is the "comment" it
>>> is showing to you as in this example, when you hover the curser over
>>> "Mozilla Web Browser" you will get "Browse the internet"
>>> message/comment so just do
>>>
>>> [root at localhost applications]# grep "Browse the Internet" *
>>> this will give you
>>>
>>> redhat-web.desktop:Comment=Browse the Internet
>>>
>>> so you have to exclude "redhat-web.desktop"
>>>
>>> similarly can search and include/exclude others!!
>>>
>>> So far i hope this will help atleast one person in this world !!
>>> well i am not a programmer and XML is a black box for me so no help
>>> in this matter, i am just a linux enthusiast!!
>>>
>>> Bimal Pandit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NOTE:-
>>>
>>> pls mail me in case someone need further help and if i can i will!!
>>>
>>> here are my email id's :- bimalp at indoasian.com,
>>> hello_bee at rediffmail.com, hello_bee at indiatimes.com
>>>
>>>
>>> other useful link
>>> http://gnome.org/learn/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ---
>>>
>>> HOW ACTUALLY I FOUND THIS AND COPIED AND EDITED THESE !!
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# locate Office.directory
>>>
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/Office.directory
>>> /usr/share/gnome/vfolders/Office.directory
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# cp
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/Office.directory
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/MediaPlayer.directory
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# vi
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/MediaPlayer.directory
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# cp
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/MediaPlayer.directory
>>> /usr/share/gnome/vfolders/
>>> =====================================================================
>>> =============================
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# vi mediaplayer.desktop
>>>
>>> [Desktop Entry]
>>> Name=Media Player
>>> Encoding=UTF-8
>>> Comment=play your audio files
>>> Exec=/usr/bin/xmms
>>> Terminal=0
>>> Type=Application
>>> Icon=gnome-audio2.png
>>> Categories=Application;Network;X-Red-Hat-Extras;
>>>
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# cd ..
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# vi applications.vfolder-info
>>>
>>> <!-- MediaPlayer -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>MediaPlayer</Name>
>>> <Desktop>MediaPlayer.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Include>mediaplayer.desktop</Include>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# vi
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/MediaPlayer.directory
>>>
>>> [Desktop Entry]
>>> Name=MediaPlayer
>>> Comment=Play your Audiio files
>>> Icon=gnome-audio2.png
>>> Type=Directory
>>>
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# cp
>>> /usr/share/desktop-menu-files/MediaPlayer.directory
>>> /usr/share/gnome/vfolders/
>>>
>>> NOTE:- ACTUALLY ALL THE ICONS ARE LOCATED AT
>>> "/user/share/pixmaps/*.png" SO YOU NEED TO CHOOSE YOUR ICON AND JUST
>>> PUT ITS NAME, FOR SHORTCUT JUST CLICK RIGHT BUTTON OF YOUR MOUSE ON
>>> DESKTOP AREA AND SELECT "new launcher" THEN CLICK ON "no icon" THIS
>>> WILL GIVE A LIST OF ALL ICONS WITH THEIR PICTURES!!
>>>
>>> =====================================================================
>>> =============================
>>>
>>> FIRST MOVE TO "vfolders" DIRECTORY AND EDIT THIS
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# vi applications.vfolder-info
>>>
>>> <!-- Internet -->
>>> <Folder>
>>> <Name>Internet</Name>
>>> <Desktop>Internet.directory</Desktop>
>>> <Include>mozilla-mail-client.desktop</Include>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-web.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Exclude>redhat-gnomemeeting.desktop</Exclude>
>>> <Query>
>>> <And>
>>> <Keyword>X-Red-Hat-Base</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Application</Keyword>
>>> <Keyword>Network</Keyword>
>>> </And>
>>> </Query>
>>> <DontShowIfEmpty/>
>>> </Folder>
>>>
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 vfolders]# cd applications
>>>
>>> [root at cluster01 applications]# vi mozilla-mail-client.desktop
>>>
>>> [Desktop Entry]
>>> Name=Mozill Mail
>>> Encoding=UTF-8
>>> Comment=mozilla mail client
>>> Exec=/usr/bin/mozilla -mail
>>> Terminal=0
>>> Type=Application
>>> Icon=gnome-balsa2.png
>>> Categories=Application;Network;X-Red-Hat-Extras;
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ---
>>>
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