Comments on: Customizing the GNOME Main Menu http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/ Also known as "Open Source Advocacy with Reverend Ted" Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fransz http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59924 Fransz Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:06:38 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59924 a simple way add a menue item into the "application browser" "right click" on you desktop , select create launcher , this process will create a .desktop file in you $HOME/Desktop directory , copy that file to /usr/share/application/ folder and thats it! a simple way add a menue item into the “application browser” “right click” on you desktop , select create launcher , this process will create a .desktop file in you $HOME/Desktop directory , copy that file to /usr/share/application/ folder and thats it!

]]> By: Blogspace of Eric Brodeur » Internet Explorer’s kiosk mode and the sad reality of Internet security http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59898 Blogspace of Eric Brodeur » Internet Explorer’s kiosk mode and the sad reality of Internet security Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:36:06 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59898 [...] a simple (I said simple) program launcher does not exist for Windows. Interestingly enough, some distributions of Linux have such a menu. [...] [...] a simple (I said simple) program launcher does not exist for Windows. Interestingly enough, some distributions of Linux have such a menu. [...]

]]> By: Ted Haeger http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59793 Ted Haeger Thu, 22 May 2008 23:56:21 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59793 @Spartan2276: Probably if you were to use gconf-editor, you could find the non-programmatic options available. Try the Ubuntu forums, too. I'm not at Novell anymore, so I have not really followed advancements from a technical angle lately. @Spartan2276: Probably if you were to use gconf-editor, you could find the non-programmatic options available. Try the Ubuntu forums, too. I’m not at Novell anymore, so I have not really followed advancements from a technical angle lately.

]]> By: Spartan2276 http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59791 Spartan2276 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:17 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59791 Is there a way to change the name on the Menu "Computer" and the Icon for let's say Ubuntu and the Ubuntu logo? Is there a way to change the name on the Menu “Computer” and the Icon for let’s say Ubuntu and the Ubuntu logo?

]]> By: Ted Haeger http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59745 Ted Haeger Thu, 15 May 2008 21:54:00 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59745 @Erik Forsberg: Yes. @Erik Forsberg: Yes.

]]> By: Erik Forsberg http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59743 Erik Forsberg Thu, 15 May 2008 11:25:53 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-59743 Can the application browser be disabled and replaced by the standard Gnome menu? Can the application browser be disabled and replaced by the standard Gnome menu?

]]> By: Ted Haeger http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-58611 Ted Haeger Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:32:55 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-58611 @Wray [15]: I'm not sure how you would do that. Try consulting <a href="http://en.opensuse.org/User:MBoman/Slab" rel="nofollow">this page</a>. --Ted @Wray [15]: I’m not sure how you would do that. Try consulting this page.
–Ted

]]> By: wray http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-57990 wray Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:59:33 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-57990 Hey how do I change the color or opacity it dosen't seem to take my gtk themes and I tried adding it to my compiz opacity settings but nothing seems to work Hey how do I change the color or opacity it dosen’t seem to take my gtk themes and I tried adding it to my compiz opacity settings but nothing seems to work

]]> By: Farhan http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-44321 Farhan Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:44:23 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-44321 application launchers for add-on software or for you custom applications should be placed in /usr/share/application/ folder. As suggested by other earlier, just copy any of the existing ".desktop" file and modify it to suite your needs. Hope it helps! Cheers. application launchers for add-on software or for you custom applications should be placed in /usr/share/application/ folder. As suggested by other earlier, just copy any of the existing “.desktop” file and modify it to suite your needs.
Hope it helps!

Cheers.

]]> By: airtonix http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-22530 airtonix Mon, 14 May 2007 13:29:02 +0000 https://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/06/18/customizing-the-gnome-main-menu/#comment-22530 lol the sled a rip off of vista.......give me a free-hopping break. it is copy of spotlight...off which vista is imitating through grey&blue tinted corporate goggles. lol the sled a rip off of vista…….give me a free-hopping break.

it is copy of spotlight…off which vista is imitating through grey&blue tinted corporate goggles.

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