Using KMenuEdit
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Chapter 3. Using KMenuEdit

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

General program information

Name:

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

Description:

The description will be displayed together with the name in the K menu. This is entirely optional.

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.

Enable launch feedback

If this box is checked, this will display feedback when an application is started

Place in system tray

When checked, the application's icon will show up in the panel system tray. You will then be able to hide or show the application by clicking on the system tray icon. Clicking on it using the right mouse button will allow also you to undock, or quit the application.

Icon List

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

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.

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 a 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.

You can assign a special keyboard shortcut to launch your program.

Click the None button to the right of the Current shortcut key: checkbox.

A dialog box will pop up, allowing you to assign a Primary shortcut: by pressing the key combination on your keyboard that you want to be assigned to your program. It might be useful to assign a second keybinding to the same item by checking the Alternate shortcut: button, for example, if you often switch keyboard maps, and some shortcuts are not as convenient to type at all times.

Click the x to clear the shortcut, if you made a mistake. Check the Multi-key mode box if you want to assign a shortcut that uses more than one key.

The dialog will close when you have selected a keybinding.

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