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To edit Xfce's system wide main menu, you need to edit the .desktop files for the apps that you want to add, change, move or remove.

The system-wide .desktop files can be found in /usr/share/applications/.

The contents of the files look something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name="Whatever your Program Name is" ie: Name=Quake
Comment="Whatever you desire" ie: Comment=Classic First Person Shooter
Exec="This could be just an executable ie: Exec=quake Or you may have or type in the directory tree to the app executable" ie: /usr/share/games/quake//quake

Icon= "The location of your icon" ie: /usr/share/games/quake/quake.png or xpm or jpg etc.. if your icon is located in /usr/share/pixmaps you just need to use the icon name... ie: Icon=quake

Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game;


So the .desktop entry for the example above should appear like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Quake
Comment=Classic First Person Shooter
Exec=quake
Icon=quake
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game;


You can move items between categories by changing the values in the Categories= section of each .desktop file. You might want to peek into some of the the other .desktop files to get some ideas...

If you want to remove a program from the menu, just add this line to the bottom of its .desktop file: NoDisplay=true

To edit the .desktop files easily, open a terminal and type:

!!!!!!!! JUST BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING WHEN RUNNING THUNAR AND MOUSEPAD AS ROOT !!!!!!!!!!

Then navigate to /usr/share/applications/. There, you can open .desktop files using mousepad.



****** Another problem you may encounter is when you install some programs and the don't show up. Open the .desktop file and check to see if there is an entry Terminal=0 and change it to Terminal=false..... Also if it's a game and they appear in the "Other" category on your menu change the Category=Application;Games: to Application:Game.... ******

To refresh your menus after you edit them open a Terminal and type:

Hope some of you find this useful... If you find any errors here PLEASE let me know so I can edit them....

Peace!!!