Create customise menu entry on antiX OS
Today we will add a menu entry (Program shortcut) on antiX main menu. It is icewm, so many thing are different then KDE or GNome. This kind of minimal environment require some coding experience to do customise. But antiX has a adding menu enty way. It dont need and console based command typing skill. It is GUI (Graphical user interface). So, you can add a program shortcut using some graphical dialogue box.
I took my favorite simple text editor Leafpad as a example. I named this new shortcut m-leafpad (My leafpad).
* Here is the process to add a shortcut link in mainmenu of antiX linux operating system.
Directly go to antiX menu >Tools > System >Add .desktop Files
Look at the image below. It describe itself.
add desktop file (application shortcut) on main menu of antiX osClick on the "Add .desktop Files" textlink to start.
A new window will appear. You should put some related information here.
snapshot of desktop files information- Write your applications shortcut name at Menu-name
- Point an icon files link here at Menu icon.
- What is your Menu Category mention here. Where do you want to place this link, white here.
- Command to execute is the main issue of a shortcut link. Write applications executive files name here.
- If you want to run preferred application in terminal then select yes in the Launch in terminal . Normally we should select no.
- Now press OK.
- You have done.
Menu entry createdYour .desktop file has been saved as /usr/share/applications/filename.desktopYou should get the newly created shortcut on application folder. Look at the image below.
customised menu entry created on antiX linux operating system at /usr/share/applications folder
Update menu entry to show created shortcut link instantly
Created customised shortcut link on office menuI am not expert on antiX OS. I just discover this process. I found that sometimes this method does not work. It happened if you select wrong category on second step.
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