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− | < | + | When you right-click on your Linux desktop you get a context menu displayed. It looks like this: |
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+ | [[File:Snapshot-context-menu-kde-1.png]] | ||
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+ | How to edit it highly depends on your desktop environment. | ||
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+ | See /usr/share/kde4/services/plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop | ||
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+ | tweedleburg:~/.kde4/share/config # diff plasma-desktop-appletsrc~ plasma-desktop-appletsrc | ||
+ | 3d2 | ||
+ | < wheel:Vertical;NoModifier=switchdesktop | ||
+ | tweedleburg:~/.kde4/share/config # cd /usr/share/kde4/services | ||
+ | tweedleburg:/usr/share/kde4/services # grep -ir "switchdesktop" * | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-switchdesktop.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_switchdesktop | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-switchdesktop.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=switchdesktop | ||
+ | tweedleburg:/usr/share/kde4/services # grep -ir "contextmenu" * | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_contextmenu | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=contextmenu | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-minimalcontextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_minimalcontextmenu | ||
+ | plasma-containmentactions-minimalcontextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=minimalcontextmenu | ||
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+ | = Questions = | ||
+ | * why can't I | ||
+ | plasmoidviewer contextmenu | ||
+ | : while i can use the contextmenu in .kde4/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc | ||
+ | * why can't I use charselect in .kde4/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc | ||
+ | : while I can | ||
+ | plasmoidviewer charselect | ||
+ | * seems this is determined by the type. One has | ||
+ | ServiceTypes=Plasma/ContainmentActions | ||
+ | the other | ||
+ | ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet | ||
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+ | = See also = | ||
+ | * http://try-linux.blogspot.de/2013/02/editing-context-menu.html | ||
+ | * http://www.kde-forum.org/artikel/20502/edit-the-right-click-menu.html | ||
+ | * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3962298/how-to-add-an-entry-to-gnomes-context-menu |
Revision as of 18:24, 25 February 2013
When you right-click on your Linux desktop you get a context menu displayed. It looks like this:
How to edit it highly depends on your desktop environment.
See /usr/share/kde4/services/plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop
tweedleburg:~/.kde4/share/config # diff plasma-desktop-appletsrc~ plasma-desktop-appletsrc 3d2 < wheel:Vertical;NoModifier=switchdesktop tweedleburg:~/.kde4/share/config # cd /usr/share/kde4/services tweedleburg:/usr/share/kde4/services # grep -ir "switchdesktop" * plasma-containmentactions-switchdesktop.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_switchdesktop plasma-containmentactions-switchdesktop.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=switchdesktop tweedleburg:/usr/share/kde4/services # grep -ir "contextmenu" * plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_contextmenu plasma-containmentactions-contextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=contextmenu plasma-containmentactions-minimalcontextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-Library=plasma_containmentactions_minimalcontextmenu plasma-containmentactions-minimalcontextmenu.desktop:X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=minimalcontextmenu
Questions
- why can't I
plasmoidviewer contextmenu
- while i can use the contextmenu in .kde4/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
- why can't I use charselect in .kde4/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
- while I can
plasmoidviewer charselect
- seems this is determined by the type. One has
ServiceTypes=Plasma/ContainmentActions
the other
ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet