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markfilipak

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Registered: 2013-03-11

Posts: 50

Custom Panel 'Menu' ... Possible?

I'd like to customize the Panel 'Menu', for example, to add 'sudo thunar'. Is that possible? How? -- Link to appropriate help article is a fine solution.

Thanks & Ciao - Mark.

--update--

I read this:

http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/usa … sktop_menu

and this:

http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu

I didn't understand them. - M.

--update--

I edited /etc/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu

Before:

<Filename>xfce4-run.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-terminal-emulator.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-file-manager.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-mail-reader.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-web-browser.desktop</Filename>

After:

<Filename>xfce4-run.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-terminal-emulator.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>sudo thunar</Filename>              <-- added line
<Filename>exo-file-manager.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-mail-reader.desktop</Filename>
<Filename>exo-web-browser.desktop</Filename>

It didn't work. (This is so easy to accomplish in Windows.)

Is there a Linux equivalent of the Windows "Run as Administrator" right-click context menu addition?

I'm trying to create a GUI way to run 'sudo thunar'. If you know how to do this, please share.

Thanks - Mark.

Last edited by markfilipak (2013-03-31 06:51:07)

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Jristz

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From: Sud-America

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 111

Re: Custom Panel 'Menu' ... Possible?

sudo only run on console
if you want a graphical sudo the option are gksu
install gksu and change sudo for gksu and tell we

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paolo321

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Registered: 2011-06-26

Posts: 121

Re: Custom Panel 'Menu' ... Possible?

you added a command instead of a .desktop file, it doesn't work that way :-)

Look at .desktop files syntax in /usr/share/applications , create a new one for your command ( gksudo thunar )
You don't need to edit menu, xfce will automatically add new .desktop files (xfce looks at Categories in .desktop file to put item in the right submenu)