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On 12/16/2012 03:26 AM, phi debian
wrote:
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Marc
Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com>
wrote:
One of the applets that you can add to the panel is an
application launcher. Once you have the application launcher
on the panel you can modify its settings to add any
application from the menu to the launcher. If you need to add
something that is not on the menu (i.e. a non-debian
application, a script running in a terminal, etc) then you
will have to make your own .desktop file. the best place to
put that, IMHO, is in .local/share/applications in your home
directory. That will then show up in the LXDE menu under
'Other' so that you can then add it to a launcher on a panel.
I have done this to add launchers for Firefox and
Thunderbird, which I prefer over Iceweasel and Icedove.
Thanx Marc, I almost an happy camper now, I do have my xterm
button in an app-launcher in my pannel.
Now I can't make my own app thigs, I never got the 'other'
things in the add/remove pannel item.
Here is my $HOME/.local.share.applications/MyApp.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=MyApp
Type=application
Comment=My App comment
Exec=/usr/bin/cat
Terminal=true
Category=Utility
I loged out and in and I can never add this App, if someone
has an idea.
One another missing things (dunno if I screwed my config at
some points) I'd like have my scollbar moving with the mouse
wheel, that I dunno how to setup (or restore if I broke it).
I know how to setup an auto focus (follow mouse) things like
that but the mouse wheel, I am lost :)
I am almost ready for the future, i.e leave all thise
bells&wistle wm for things much simpler.
This .desktop setting reminds me teh CDE era, and that's fine
with me :)
Cheers,
Phi
Phi,
Here is the contents of my firefox.desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox
Comment=Browse the World Wide Web
Exec=/home/marc/bin/firefox/firefox
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Type=Application
Icon=firefox
Categories=Internet;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;
StartupNotify=true
Obviously, the names and locations of files, icons, etc. will be
different on your system. You can look at:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html
to get more information on the format of the file, required fields
and the like.
When you edit the 'Application Launch Bar', on the right hand side
is a box labeled 'Available Applications'. In there, you will find
your menu, which will include 'Other'. Expand that and you should
find any .desktop files that you have added to
$HOME/.local/share/applications/
I'm not sure if you will need to logout and log back in after adding
.desktop files, or not. I don't think so, but if they do not show
up then I would try that.
Marc
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