Local .desktop files
Posted: 2014-05-14 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: .desktop, icons, menu, xfce | 1 CommentIn XFCE, whenever I needed to customize some menu entry, I would just go to /usr/share/applications/
and edit the corresponding .desktop
file. This applies the changes globally and whenever the program is updated the modified .desktop
file will be overwritten. Read the rest of this entry »
Custom XFCE menu
Posted: 2012-11-15 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: menu, xfce | 3 CommentsAfter tweaking the icon size of the XFCE menu, let’s customize it a bit more. Use as a starting point the default: /etc/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu
and copy it to a custom location, e.g. ~/.config/xfce4/xfce-applications-custom.menu
. Read the rest of this entry »
Bigger menu icons in XFCE
Posted: 2012-11-11 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: icons, menu, xfce | 5 CommentsOne of the many things I loved about GNOME 2 was the “foot” menu. Its bigger icons made it look somehow more user friendly and uncluttered. At least to me :)
Since I switched to XFCE, I have been wondering if the same could be achieved with the XFCE menu. Finally, I came across this discussion. Read the rest of this entry »
Menu entries in E17
Posted: 2012-07-14 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: e17, menu, slackware | Leave a commentEvery now and then I get this ideas to use the amazing Enlightenment17 — a truly beautiful semi desktop environment. The problem with it was that no menu file
was provided by default. Recent versions include a menu file
, but I still prefer to use the one from before. Read the rest of this entry »
Hiding unwanted .desktop entries from the menu
Posted: 2012-06-24 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: .desktop, menu | 1 CommentProblem: There are a few desktop entries that I do not want to be shown in the menu.
Solution: I used to just delete them from /usr/share/applications
, but apparently there was a smarter way. Just open the .desktop
file, e.g. /usr/share/applications/CMake.desktop
and add the NoDisplay
option: Read the rest of this entry »