KDE Menu - You Can Help

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Hi,

I have a REALLY weird problem, but I think any of you can help me. In the process of working on my menus, I managed to kill off

/etc/xdg/menus

This is not a good thing.

I've gotten my KDE Menu back, but Guidance and KControl are now completely empty. I would love to get a copy of your......

/etc/xdg/menus/KDE-applications.menu

AND

anything hiding in

/etc/xdg/menus/KDE-applications-merged

Thanks!

[arrgh]

Re: KDE Menu - You Can Help

Wow.. According to the website 24 people have viewed this post. Not a single one of these people could be bothered to post a configuration file that is on their computer. If can get one person to toss me the silly files, I think I can get my system working correctly again. For some reason reinstalling kdelibs-data doesn't correct the problem, it has to be done by hand.

I have the file out of the .deb but it doesn't completely work. I have a KDE Menu again but all of the System Settings Stuff for Guidance / KControl is in the Lost and Found. There must be a script somewhere acting on the default file, but I don't know where it is.

So, if someone could either post their KDE-applications.menu, etc. or PM me with it I would appreciate it.

--andy

[Paul_Vandenberg]

Re: KDE Menu - You Can Help

Here's mine.....

kde-applications.menu
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards...1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>
<Name>Applications</Name>
<Directory>kde-main.directory</Directory>
<!-- Search the default locations -->
<KDELegacyDirs/>
<DefaultAppDirs/>
<DefaultDirectoryDirs/>
<DefaultLayout>
<Merge type="menus"/>
<Merge type="files"/>
<Separator/>
<Menuname>More</Menuname>
</DefaultLayout>
<Layout>
<Merge type="menus"/>
<Menuname>Applications</Menuname>
<Merge type="files"/>
</Layout>

<Menu>
<Name>Applications</Name>
<Directory>kde-unknown.directory</Directory>
<OnlyUnallocated/>
<Include>
<Not>
<!-- Don't list non-KDE core applications -->
<And>
<Category>Core</Category>
<Not><Category>KDE</Category></Not>
</And>
<!-- Don't list SUSE's YaST in here -->
<Category>X-SuSE-YaST</Category>
</Not>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Development</Name>
<Directory>kde-development.directory</Directory>
<Menu>
<Name>X-KDE-KDevelopIDE</Name>
<Directory>kde-development-kdevelop.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Development</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-KDevelopIDE</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Translation</Name>
<Directory>kde-development-translation.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Development</Category>
<Category>Translation</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Web Development</Name>
<Directory>kde-development-webdevelopment.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Development</Category>
<Category>WebDevelopment</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Development</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-KDevelopIDE</Category></Not>
<Not><Category>Translation</Category></Not>
<Not><Category>WebDevelopment</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Science</Name>
<Directory>kde-science.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And><!-- Include /any/ Science app which is not an Education app -->
<Or>
<Category>Astronomy</Category>
<Category>Biology</Category>
<Category>Chemistry</Category>
<Category>Geology</Category>
<Category>MedicalSoftware</Category>
<Category>Physics</Category>
<Category>Math</Category>
<Category>Science</Category>
</Or>
<Not><Category>Education</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Edutainment</Name>
<Directory>kde-edutainment.directory</Directory>
<Menu>
<Name>Languages</Name>
<Directory>kde-edu-languages.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Education</Category>
<Or>
<Category>Languages</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Edu-Language</Category>
</Or>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Mathematics</Name>
<Directory>kde-edu-mathematics.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Education</Category>
<Category>Math</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Miscellaneous</Name>
<Directory>kde-edu-miscellaneous.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Education</Category>
<Not>
<Category>Languages</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Edu-Language</Category>
<Category>Math</Category>
<Category>Science</Category>
<Category>Teaching</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Edu-Teaching</Category>
</Not>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Science</Name>
<Directory>kde-edu-science.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Education</Category>
<Category>Science</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Tools</Name>
<Directory>kde-edu-tools.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Education</Category>
<Or>
<Category>Teaching</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Edu-Teaching</Category>
</Or>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Games</Name>
<Directory>kde-games.directory</Directory>
<Menu>
<Name>Arcade</Name>
<Directory>kde-games-arcade.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Category>ArcadeGame</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Board</Name>
<Directory>kde-games-board.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Category>BoardGame</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Card</Name>
<Directory>kde-games-card.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Category>CardGame</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Kidsgames</Name>
<Directory>kde-games-kids.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Or>
<Category>X-KDE-KidsGame</Category>
<Category>KidsGame</Category>
</Or>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>TacticStrategy</Name>
<Directory>kde-games-strategy.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Category>StrategyGame</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Game</Category>
<Not>
<Category>ArcadeGame</Category>
<Category>BoardGame</Category>
<Category>CardGame</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-KidsGame</Category>
<Category>KidsGame</Category>
<Category>StrategyGame</Category>
</Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>Toys</Name>
<Directory>kde-toys.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<Category>Amusement</Category>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Graphics</Name>
<Directory>kde-graphics.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Graphics</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
<Not><Filename>ooo-draw.desktop</Filename></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Graphics</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Internet</Name>
<Directory>kde-internet.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Network</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>Terminal</Name>
<Directory>kde-internet-terminal.directory</Directory>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Network</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Multimedia</Name>
<Directory>kde-multimedia.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>AudioVideo</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>AudioVideo</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Office</Name>
<Directory>kde-office.directory</Directory>
<Layout>
<Merge type="menus"/>
<Filename>kde-koshell.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>kde-Kontact.desktop</Filename>
<Separator/>
<Filename>kde-kword.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>kde-kspread.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>kde-kpresenter.desktop</Filename>
<Merge type="files"/>
<Separator/>
<Menuname>More</Menuname>
</Layout>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Office</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Office</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Settingsmenu</Name>
<Directory>kde-settingsmenu.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<Category>Settings</Category>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>System</Name>
<Directory>kde-system.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>System</Category>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>System</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>ScreenSavers</Name>
<Directory>kde-system-screensavers.directory</Directory>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Terminal</Name>
<Directory>kde-system-terminal.directory</Directory>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Utilities</Name>
<Directory>kde-utilities.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Or>
<Category>Utility</Category>
<Category>TextEditor</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Utilities-File</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Utilities-Desktop</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Utilities-Peripherals</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-Utilities-PIM</Category>
<Category>Accessibility</Category>
</Or>
<Not><Category>X-KDE-More</Category></Not>
</And>
</Include>
<Menu>
<Name>XUtilities</Name>
<Directory>kde-utilities-xutils.directory</Directory>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>More</Name>
<Directory>kde-more.directory</Directory>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>Utility</Category>
<Category>X-KDE-More</Category>
</And>
</Include>
</Menu>
</Menu>
<Include>
<And>
<Category>KDE</Category>
<Category>Core</Category>
</And>
</Include>
<DefaultMergeDirs/>
<MergeFile>applications-kmenuedit.menu</MergeFile>

<Menu>
<Name>Debian</Name>
<Directory>debian.directory</Directory>
<MergeFile>debian-menu.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>

</Menu>

In kde-applications-merged....
kde-essential.menu
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards...1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>
<!-- The following menus are hidden by default -->
<Menu>
<Name>Settings</Name>
<Directory>kde-settings.directory</Directory>
<MergeFile>../kde-settings.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>
<Menu>
<Name>Information</Name>
<Directory>kde-information.directory</Directory>
<MergeFile>../kde-information.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>
<Move>
<Old>Settings/Information</Old><New>Information</New>
</Move>
<Menu>
<Name>System</Name>
<Menu>
<Name>ScreenSavers</Name>
<Directory>kde-system-screensavers.directory</Directory>
<MergeFile>../kde-screensavers.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>
</Menu>
</Menu>

system-settings-merge.menu
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards...1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>
<!-- The following menus are hidden by default -->
<Menu>
<Name>System Settings</Name>
<Directory>system-settings.directory</Directory>
<MergeFile>../system-settings.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>
</Menu>

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Re: KDE Menu - You Can Help

Thanks!

With this, and some other help I got form the Ubuntu Forums, I managed to figure it out. KDE uses a VERY complex set of merged .menu files. I only had this one and it's not enough. This file hides in kdelibs-data. But, I'm not sure where the others are kept at or if they are made during installation.

But, I got it to work again, and I now know more about freedesktop.org menu specifications than I ever wanted to!

--andy