[Kde-kiosk] KDE 3.2 desktop filepath changes

[Waldo Bastian]

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On Wed March 10 2004 16:26, Russell Brown wrote:
> So.  How do I control what appears on the desktop menus in KDE 3.2
> **WITHOUT** changing the distribution files in /usr/share/applications/kde
> ???

The easiest way is to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu
or $KDEDIR/etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu
and/or copy it to ~/.config/menus/applications.menu and edit it there.

In particular you can create a menu that way that contains only those 
applications that you explicitly include. E.g. you can replace:

                <Include>
                        <Category>Development</Category>
                </Include>

with
		<Include>
			<Filename>kde-gideon.desktop</Filename>
			<Filename>kde-designer.desktop</Filename>
			<Filename>kde-umbrello.desktop</Filename>
			<Filename>kde-kdevelop.desktop</Filename>
			<Filename>kde-kbabel.desktop</Filename>
		</Include>

You probably also want to remove the Applications / Lost & Found menu because 
that one normally collects everything that isn't put in any other menu.

See http://pdx.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec/menu-spec-0.8.html
for a complete overview of the syntax.

Cheers,
Waldo
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