You use the following desktop components to edit menus:
Nautilus file manager
Menus on panels
When you use the file manager to add menus or menu items for all users,
you must add the menu or menu item to a URI location. Table 2.1
lists the menus to which you can add items, and the URI locations that correspond
to the menus.
When you use panels to customize menus for all users, you use the menu
item popup menu. For more information, see Working With Menus
in the GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide.
You can also use menu configuration files and menu data files to customize
menus.
You can add menus for all users in the following ways:
2.6.1.1. To Add a Menu Using the File Manager
To add a menu for all users,
perform the following steps:
In a file manager window, access the location where you want
to add the menu. For example, to add a menu to the Applications
menu, type applications-all-users:/// in the Location field, then press Return.
Choose File->New Folder. An untitled folder is added to the
view pane. The name of the folder is selected.
Type a name for the folder, then press Return.
The vfolder information file for the location that you accessed in step 1
is automatically updated with the details of the new menu. The name of the
folder is displayed as the name of the menu.
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You might need to reload the display of the file manager window
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The next time that users log in, the menu is in the assigned location.
2.6.1.2. To Add a Menu Using Menu Files
To add a menu for all users, perform the following steps:
Create a directory entry file for the item that you want to
add. Create the directory entry file in the /usr/gnome/share/gnome/vfolders directory. For more information on directory entry files, see Directory Entry Files.
Locate the vfolder information file for the location where
you want to add the menu. For example, to add a menu to the Applications menu, locate the file /usr/gnome/etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/vfolders/applications-all-users.vfolder-info.
In the vfolder information file, add a <Folder> element for the new menu. For more information on vfolder information
files, see Vfolders.
The next time that users log in, the menu is in the assigned location.
2.6.2. To Add an Item to a Menu
To add an item to a menu for all users, perform the following
steps:
Create a desktop entry file for the item that you want to
add. For more information on desktop entry files, see Desktop Entry Files.
Open a file manager window. Choose File->New Window to open a second
file manager window.
In one window, access the location where you want to add the
menu item. For example, to add a menu item to the Preferences
menu, type preferences-all-users:/// in the Location field, then press Return.
In the other window, select the desktop entry file that you
created for the menu item. Drag the desktop entry file to the location where
you want to add the menu item.
Alternatively, you can copy the desktop entry file, then paste the file
into the location where you want to add the menu item.
The next time that users log in, the menu item is in the assigned location.
2.6.3. To Edit the Properties of a Menu
To edit the properties of a menu for all users, perform
the following steps:
From a panel, open the menu that you want to edit. Right-click
on any item in the menu.
Choose Entire menu->Properties. A Launcher Properties dialog is displayed.
Modify the properties of the menu in the Launcher Properties dialog. For more information on the elements in the Launcher Properties dialog, see Working With Panels in the GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide.
Click OK.
2.6.4. To Edit a Menu Item
To edit a menu item, perform the following steps:
From a panel, open the menu that contains the item that you
want to edit. Right-click on the item that you want to edit.
Choose Properties. A Launcher Properties dialog is displayed.
Modify the properties of the menu item in the Launcher Properties dialog. For more information on the elements in the Launcher Properties dialog, see Working With Panels in the GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide.
Click OK.
2.6.5. To Delete an Item from a Menu
To delete an item from a menu, from a panel, open the menu
that contains the item that you want to delete. Right-click on the item that
you want to delete. Choose Remove this item.
The next time that users log in, the menu item is not displayed in the
menu.
