is there a way to add a menu entry to Whisker?

Skaperen · 2019-07-04 04:29:59

is there a way to add a menu entry to Whisker? the first section is "Favorites" and that seems like a good place to add to. i want to add an entry labeled "Admin" that executes "dm-tool switch-to-user admin" for a quick jump to admin.

Spass · 2019-07-04 09:53:14

Sure. You can create your own Admin.desktop launcher (file) in the ~/.local/share/applications/ that looks something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Admin
GenericName=Change to admin
Comment=Change user to admin
Exec=dm-tool switch-to-user admin
Icon=users
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;System;
Keywords=Admin;
StartupNotify=false

But I didn't try that so I'm not 100% it will work. Or you can simply use a GUI application to create it, like MenuLibre or Alacarte. Your new menu entry should be shown in Whisker (maybe after restart). Find it there, right-click on it and add it to favorites.

Skaperen · 2019-07-04 15:26:24

i looked in that directory and found 3 old .desktop files for launchers i had created during 2015 under Unity. but they don't show up anywhere in Xfce so i wonder if adding anything there would do anything.

here's what one of them looks like. this was created by some app in Unity, not by me, though i picked the name. maybe something (OnlyShowIn) in it makes Xfce ignore it.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=termfine
Comment=Use the command line
Keywords=shell;prompt;command;commandline;cmd;
TryExec=gnome-terminal
Exec=gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=termfine
Icon=utilities-terminal
Type=Application
X-GNOME-DocPath=gnome-terminal/index.html
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=gnome-terminal
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=BugBuddyBugs
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=3.18.3
Categories=GNOME;GTK;System;TerminalEmulator;
StartupNotify=true
X-GNOME-SingleWindow=false
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
Actions=New
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-terminal

Last edited by Skaperen (2019-07-04 15:28:18)

Spass · 2019-07-04 16:02:48

Yeah, I can only assume that this line is the reason why it's not showing in Whisker:

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;

Anyway, I think the easiest way is to use MenuLibre for creating a new menu entry. I'm a GUI guy :)

Skaperen · 2019-07-04 17:43:08

what setting names should i put in a desktop file there? obviously not OnlyShowIn=.

maybe these?

Name=Admin
Comment=Switch to Admin
Exec=dm-tool switch-to-user admin

Spass · 2019-07-04 20:55:21

Did you try using the example file content I've posted in #2? I think it actually might work.

Skaperen · 2019-07-04 23:05:50

i put admin.desktop in ~/.local/share/applications but nothing shows up. do i need to restart Whisker? if so, how?

Spass · 2019-07-05 16:49:44

Hmm, maybe it's necessary to restart your whole session / machine, but I would try this first:

xfce4-panel -r

But like I said before, what I would do personally is create that entry from the MenuLibre application.

Skaperen · 2019-07-05 18:51:48

the user ("skaperen")i tried this on i logged out then 2 minutes later, i logged back in. i still don't see it. am i looking in the right place? where should i be looking?

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