kmenuedit in kde3.2 --> no changes in menu's : FIXED!

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Joebel · Post by **Joebel** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:59 pm

Weird problem both on my laptop and my desktop: kmenuedit doesn't actually apply any changes.

Happened since I emerged kde 3.2 and unmerged kde 3.1.5..

even if I set the permissions on the .desktop files in <homefolder> .kde/share/applnk to 777 (desperate move, I know) kmenuedit doesn't delete anything!

- Anyone alse have this?
- Any ideas anyone?

regards

shm · Post by **shm** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:38 pm

try running "kbuildsyscoa" before and after..

redshift · Post by **redshift** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:44 am

I had the same problem, and this hit the spot - thanks!

I just ran "kbuildsycoca" (not kbuildsyscoa) after using the menu editor, and my new shortcuts were properly used.

Previously, I had to either manually make the shortcuts or use the kde 3.1 editor and copy them over.

Joebel · Post by **Joebel** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:10 am

Tried it
- used kbuildsycoca before kmenuedit
- deleted a bunch of duplicates etc. in kmenuedit --> save
- used kbuildsycoca after kmenuedit

No budge: same menu. Darn!

Anyone have an idea what to do?

Joebel · Post by **Joebel** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:15 am

o.k. Got rid of most of the duplicates.

Apparantly, there was a whole slew of stuff in directories like:
- /usr/share/applnk
- /usr/kde/3.2/share/applnk
and a whole lot more which I couldn't tpuch through kmenuedit. Once those dirs were gone, my menu started looking decent.

Still pretty crappy though, that I couldn't adapt my own menu.

agrippa_cash · Post by **agrippa_cash** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 9:56 pm

I'm having the same problem. I have upgraded quanta and kdevelop and they don't show up in the menu either. They don't show up when I run Menu Updating Tool either. I'll just keep looking.

_Nomad_ · Post by **_Nomad_** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:02 pm

check the KDEDIRS variable... make sure it's set to /usr and not to /usr/kde/3.2 ...

it's located in /etc/env.d/99kde-env

agrippa_cash · Post by **agrippa_cash** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:39 pm

Thanks for the quick reply! I had manually changed the path to /usr/kde/3.2 as a prophylactic measure, after seeing it recommend in another thread. That solved my problem of kdev and quanta, but I still can't manually add, remove or move applications from the menu.

EDIT:The same question is posed here with no luck http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php? ... t=kde+menu

Woolong · Post by **Woolong** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:46 am

Hi,

I am using kde3.2, and I made a very stupid mistake of deleting my /etc/env.d/99kde-env

Can anyone show me what's the stock file look like so I can recover it?

Sipi · Post by **Sipi** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:51 am

KDEDIRS=/usr
CONFIG_PROTECT=/USR/SHARE/CONFIG

Sipi

Woolong · Post by **Woolong** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:02 pm

Thanks a lot!

agrippa_cash · Post by **agrippa_cash** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:15 am

My problem had a different origin. I found that a .config file in my HOME was the problem by using kBugBuster (#67824). At some point I had copied my kernel's .config file to my HOME. When I upgraded KDE the freedesktop standard apparently called for menus to be stored in a .config DIRECTORY in the user's home dir. The directory couldn't be created, so I was using the shared menu items (which I did not have permission to change).
The fix: I deleted the old .config file and ran kmenuedit.

Joebel · Post by **Joebel** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:57 am

agrippa_cash wrote:My problem had a different origin. I found that a .config file in my HOME was the problem by using kBugBuster (#67824). At some point I had copied my kernel's .config file to my HOME. When I upgraded KDE the freedesktop standard apparently called for menus to be stored in a .config DIRECTORY in the user's home dir. The directory couldn't be created, so I was using the shared menu items (which I did not have permission to change).
The fix: I deleted the old .config file and ran kmenuedit.

Bloody HELL! I never thought pf that one, but sure as hell it's true. After trying to figure it out for weeks, it's just the fact that tahere's an old .config in my homedir.

Fixed it just like you said --> indeed, a dir .config was created by kmenuedit after deleting the old .config file, and it's all working now. Thanx!

NeoCORE · Post by **NeoCORE** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:11 pm

Joebel wrote:
agrippa_cash wrote:My problem had a different origin. I found that a .config file in my HOME was the problem by using kBugBuster (#67824). At some point I had copied my kernel's .config file to my HOME. When I upgraded KDE the freedesktop standard apparently called for menus to be stored in a .config DIRECTORY in the user's home dir. The directory couldn't be created, so I was using the shared menu items (which I did not have permission to change).
The fix: I deleted the old .config file and ran kmenuedit.
Bloody HELL! I never thought pf that one, but sure as hell it's true. After trying to figure it out for weeks, it's just the fact that tahere's an old .config in my homedir.

Fixed it just like you said --> indeed, a dir .config was created by kmenuedit after deleting the old .config file, and it's all working now. Thanx!

genius... did the same thing myself. cheers