How to add a prog in the gnome menu ?

[fredex]

On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 12:58:29PM +0100, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> Paul Howarth schrieb:
> >Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> >
> >>Colin Brace schrieb:
> >>
> >>>Eric Tanguy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>All is said in the subject. If i remember it was difficult with gnome
> >>>>2.6 but it would be simple with gnome 2.8 but i can't find how to do
> >>>>this.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>You need to create a *.desktop file for it in /usr/share/applications
> >>>
> >>ok, and then?? a *.desktop? what is the * for?
> >
> >
> >Have a look in /usr/share/applications for examples.
> >
> >Paul.
> >
> Thx all clear now! Is there no easier way? (e.g. drag-n-drop)

and there doesn't seem to be any kind of (working) menu editing tool
either. Strikes me as an enormous glaring hole in Gnome. Anybody know
if the Gnome folks plan to ever fix it?

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