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strider2003 Apprentice
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 151 Location: Spain
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:54 am Post subject: 'Games' group missing in LXDE menu |
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Whenever I install a new application, it is shown in the lxpanel menu, but the games are not. Also, I cannot execute games from the "run" option of this menu.
The user is in the games group and the executables are in the PATH, so I don't know where's the problem. Any ideas?
I have tried copying .desktop files from /usr/share/applications to ~/.local/share/applications, with no results.
This problem is also reported in this post in "Gamers & Players", but I think it belongs here, since it has almost nothing to do with games, but with LXDE. |
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ribx Apprentice
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 219 Location: germany
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:41 am Post subject: its there for me |
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Hi,
I have the Games submenu in the lxpanel menu.
what happens when you "run" a game from a console, I guess that works, right?
did you try to run lxpanel from a console, to see any warnings/errors?
regards
ribx _________________ The adopt an unanswered post initiative |
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strider2003 Apprentice
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 151 Location: Spain
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Yes, ribx, I can run the games from the console.
I haven't tried running lxpanel from a console, but I will try asap (I don't have the computer with me) and see what happens. |
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strider2003 Apprentice
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 151 Location: Spain
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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After logging in a lxde session, I have tried the following steps, with surprising and annoying results:
- I use the "Run" option in the lxpanel menu.
- I type "ltris" (one of the games that I have installed) and I get an error message (not found).
Then, from lxterminal, I kill lxpanel, and then run it from the terminal. lxpanel runs silently, no messages are shown. Then I repeat the steps above, and now the "Run" dialog suggests the complete name of the game and, when I press enter, the game is started as expected.
So, in summary:
- From lxpanel, I cannot run games, and the "games" group is not shown in the menu.
- If I start lxpanel from a terminal, I can run games, but the "games" group is still not shown.
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BillWho Veteran
Joined: 03 Mar 2012 Posts: 1600 Location: US
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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strider2003,
If you have an entry in /usr/share/applications for the app then try
Code: | xdg-desktop-menu install /usr/share/applications/appname.desktop |
If you don't have a desktop file there you should be able to create a simple one to launch it by looking through some of them _________________ Good luck
Since installing gentoo, my life has become one long emerge |
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strider2003 Apprentice
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 151 Location: Spain
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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BillWho, I have them.
I did as you suggest, but I get no results.
I run this command
Code: | xdg-desktop-menu install /usr/share/applications/appname.desktop
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and I get no output. Then I open the menu, and I can't find any new entries. After loggin out and then logging in again, I open the menu again and still no new entries.
I don't understand why only games are not shown, being the user in the games group, and being able to run all games from the console. |
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BillWho Veteran
Joined: 03 Mar 2012 Posts: 1600 Location: US
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:08 am Post subject: |
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strider2003,
Strange to hear that it didn't work - it worked for me with VirtualBox. For some reason It wasn't showing, but executing xdg-desktop-menu install /usr/share/applications/virtualbox.desktop fixed it.
Did you try the --novendor option Did you check the categories entry That's the entry that appears to determine where the entry will reside.
Code: | root@gentoo-gateway applications # cat calculator-calculator.desktop|grep Categories
Categories=Education;Science;Calculator;
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Maybe changing the category to an existing menu group to test it The only other suggestion I can make at this time is to look over the man file _________________ Good luck
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destroyedlolo l33t
Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Posts: 846 Location: Close to Annecy (France)
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
I installed a new machine and I'm facing again this issue (with AlienArena this time).
Looks like an LXPannel bug ...
Bye
Laurent |
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destroyedlolo l33t
Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Posts: 846 Location: Close to Annecy (France)
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hum, really strange.
I did some installation for something that don't have anything to do with games ... and "Games" category appeared
Exactly what happened last time.
Hum ... |
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