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ml_woolley

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 2

Application menu order

I've been running Slackware for 5 years, and I could put the entries on the applications menu in whatever order I want. I've just switched to MX Linux  (infinity 25) and the menu items are always displayed in alphabetical order. If I use menulibre or alacarte the items are shown in the order that I have put them, but the menu when I access it, shows alphabetic order. Am I missing something or have I found a problem with MX Linux? I did try created a whole new sub-menu using menulibre and the items were displayed in the order I wanted, but suddenly switched to alphabetical order. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

Thanks!

vm_x

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Registered: 2024-02-12

Posts: 47

Re: Application menu order

Menus are a bit of a mess in XFCE. MX has the "MX Menu Editor" included but don't expect much from it.

My advice is to do it manually, following the Freedesktop.org specification.

It takes some time to grasp, so have patience.

ml_woolley

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 2

Re: Application menu order

Thanks!  I read the specification before - time to study it more carefully. I agree the menus are a mess in XFCE. If I don't get any joy, there is always IceWM!