An xdg desktop menu specification menu in the windows notification area jon turneyxwinxdgmenu. For earlier versions you can use the libxfce4menu gui a gnulicensed graphical menu editor for lxde, lxmenueditor, also works for xfce, as of xfce 4. The xdgdesktopicon program can be used to install an application launcher or other file on the desktop of the current user. The xdg desktop entry specification defines a standard for applications to integrate into. One way to speed things up is to save the menu in a file and only generate the menu when regenerate is selected. The application menu works according to the xdg desktop menu specification at. The gnome menu system is based on the desktop menu. This page describes how to customize the menu, using xfdesktop 4. In short, if you want an app to show up in a certain menu in a standard puppy, just find the.
The red hat menu system is based on the the desktop menu. It allows thirdparty software to add menu items that work for all. Menu is builds to fit the xdg menu specification published by. For package installation and removal theres %pre, %post, %preun and %postun. Therefore, the first step in integrating an existing program with gnome is to register it with the set of applications that users can run. The xdg desktop entry specification defines a standard for applications to integrate into application menus of desktop environments implementing the xdg desktop menu specification. The xdgutils package is a useful implementation of this specification.
This document defines how to construct a uservisible hierarchy of applications, typically displayed as a menu. Im trying to make a rpm that creates a desktop icon for my app. Applications menu based on xdg standards with capabilities to launch applications by mouse click and dragging items to pinboard, panel and file manager window. Yes, still a single user machine but different purposes for the different logins. Anyway, i tried moving the whole directory, and same situation no okular in my menu but it is. Fileopeners keep track of mimetypes that a program supports. This specification defines where these files should be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative to which files should be located. This is perhaps on what is expected as a desktop icon. When installing the ibm tsm backup client i have the following message on lucid works on precise sudo aptget upgrade setting up tsmclient 6. Xdgopen passes its input to the activecurrent fileopener. If software is installed or removed you will have to select the regenerate option to rebuild the menu. It allows thirdparty software to add menu items that work for all desktops, and allows system administrators to edit menus in a way that affects all desktops. If you think that fvwmmenudesktop slows down your menu startup too much do not use piperead.
It should have a unique filename, and there are no length limits so avoid abbreviations and feel free to include brand names. There is a good desktop menu specification article, but translating the information into knowledge has been harder to me than expexted. Note that we strongly recommend using this method that is, putting your copy of the xdgutils at the end of the path, and then invoking them without a specific path name. If the keys value changes in the running session, the session manager starts or stops the application. Xdgopen commonly passes its information to the systems preferred fileopener. Desktop entry files are used to add an application to the desktop menu. It provides simple interfaces to create menu entries or desktop icons on a free desktop.
How intellij determines if it can create a desktop entry who github io. This is a followup to my previous post about adding lxde start menu entries so you are now an expert in the. The rox desktop is a desktop based around roxfiler a powerful file. Instead run fvwmmenudesktop and redirect the menu to a file and read that file in your. However, xdgopen is a widely used fileopener that is independent of the type of desktop environment. This hashpling calls xdgopen which is a program that controls, configures, and determines default programs for opening files or performing some task. There are still a few rough edges, but its getting there quickly now. In the rpm, i install the sktop file into usrshareapplications. Now the xdgdesktopmenu tool can be used to add the sktop file to the desktop application menu. Desktop files are defined by the desktop entry specification. Also, this program reads the desktop files and is independent of the desktop environment.
Install or upgrade to the latest arduino ide on linux. Apart from that, you may need to use xdgdesktopicon from the xdgutils package edit. With a huge amount of support from alex, installing applications using xdgapp in gnome software is working. Xdgutils contains utilities for integrating applications with the desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used. It allows thirdparty software to add menu items that work for all desktops, and. Where appname matches the name of the program in the apps. There are x, session managers, window managers, compositing managers, and desktop environments. I have found it impossible to find a cogent explanation of the different pieces of software that result in the graphical desktop. Environment variables xdgdesktopmenu honours the following environment variables. The page you linked to explains how to use desktopfileinstall on the %install section of your specs. Various specifications specify files and file formats. Xdgmenu is a rox panel applet that displays applications menu button.
If this is the case, you should probably just keep the old configuration. Looking at arch wiki on xdgmenu it does not mention jwm, however xdgmenu does support menu creation for it. However, dont put spaces or international characters in the file name. It was founded by havoc pennington from red hat in march 2000.
Richard has three main areas of interest on the free desktop, color management, package management, and power management. Menulibre is another standardcompliant editor that works well with xfce. Ive been searching on how to pass prefix to this thing and cannot figure it out. Wanted to know if it is possible to create menu from. Replace files with the name of the application replace nautilus n with the command you wish to use to run the application you can use the autostartcondition key to check for a value of a gsettings key the session manager runs the application automatically if the keys value is true. That will allow your users and their system providers to use custom versions of the xdgutils to adjust. Integrating applications red hat enterprise linux 7. To add a menu entry for your application, create a desktop file. Step by step procedere first i had to investigate which of the etcxdg.
Resolve help desk tickets faster to help improve enduser satisfaction. Using the xdgdesktopmenu software i should and can under the old ubuntu installation create menus for each login rather than having global. Menu maker is 100% python heuristicsdriven menu generator for a number of x. I installed xdgutils and after that i was able to have it create a desktop entry. If the desktop interface does not have its own fileopener, then xdgopen will be the preferred choice. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic new xdg menu. Information about each application menu item is stored in a desktop entry see desktop entry standard. When two desktop entries have the same name, the one appearing earlier in the path is used. Apparently, %install is to only be used at build time at make install time. Rox desktop the rox desktop is a desktop based around roxfiler a powerful file manager.