Editing the SuSE Menu and KDE Menu with K Menu Editor

Support knowledgebase (me_k-menu)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.3

Situation:

You want to add or delete applications from the SuSE menu or from the KDE menu (the menu with the chameleon, gear wheel, or the capital K).

Procedure:

The standard SuSE menu can only be modified with root permissions. However, if you plan to add only one application, it can be done as a normal user, too. Nevertheless, the new entry applies only for the respective user.
  1. Move the mouse cursor to the menu icon on the control bar.
  2. Press the right mouse button and keep it pressed.
  3. Select the entry "Menu Editor" from the menu that opens. The menu editor could take some time to start.

When the KDE menu editor is displayed, click the + to the left of the entries to view the submenus and - to "hide" them again.

If you use the SuSE menu (default setting) -- if the menu icon does not contain a K -- first click the + beside the entry "SuSE".

The following example describes how to add an application to the SuSE menu and how to delete an application from it.

You are fond of "KBackgammon" and "Shisen-Sho". There are already menu entries for these games, but you would like to place them in a submenu called 'Favorite games'. To do so, modify the standard menu, for which root permissions are required. To do this, either (exceptionally) start KDE as root or login as root in a console (icon with a monitor and a shell on the KDE control bar) with:

sux -
enter root password

Note that no output is displayed (asterisks or similar) while entering your password.

Then start the menu editor from the console by entering

/opt/kde3/bin/kmenuedit

You can proceed exactly the same way to create or delete elements and menus. The manual for the KDE menu editor, which includes further information about this subject, can be accessed via the menu item "Help" in the KDE menu editor.


Keywords: KDE, K MENU, KMENU, APPLICATION, ADD, TASK BAR, KWM, SUSE MENU, KDE MENU

Categories: Window Manager

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