Using kmenuedit

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# Chapter 2. Using kmenuedit

The left application panel shows the Main menu structure. When you browse items in the left panel, the right panel shows detailed information for the highlighted menu item.

The right panel detailed menu item information is broken into two tabs: General and Advanced.

# 2.1. General program information

Name

  This is the name of your program as it appears in the Main menu. It can be different from the real executable name. For instance the name of mc executable is "Midnight Commander".

Comment

  Describe the program in greater detail in this field. This is entirely optional.

Command

  This is the name of the executable program. Make sure that you have permission to run the program.

Type

  This field is similar to the Comment field. Describe the type of your program here.

Work Path

  Specify the work path of the program. This will be the current path when the program launches. It does not need to be the same as the executable location.

Icon List

  Click this icon to display a choice of icons. Choose an icon for your program.

Run in Terminal

  You must check this if your program requires terminal emulator in order to run. This mainly applies to console applications.

Terminal Options

  Put all terminal options in this field.

Run as different user

  If you want to run this program as a different user (not you), check this checkbox, and provide the username in the Username field.

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