Adding Menus

You can add menus for all users in the following ways:

• Use the file manager.

• Modify the menu configuration files and menu data files.

To Add a Menu Using the File Manager

To add a menu for all users, perform the following steps:

1. In a file manager window, access the location where you want to add the menu. For example, to add a menu to the Applications menu, type applications-all-users:/// in the Location field, then press Return.

2. Choose File -> New Folder. An untitled folder is added to the view pane. The name of the folder is selected.

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   Note –

   On the Solaris platform, you might need to reload the display of the file manager window before you can type the name for the folder.

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3. Type a name for the folder, then press Return. The vfolder information file for the location that you accessed in step 1 is automatically updated with the details of the new menu. The name of the folder is displayed as the name of the menu.

The next time users log in, the menu is in the assigned location.

To Add a Menu Using Menu Files

To add a menu for all users, perform the following steps:

1. Create a directory entry file for the item that you want to add. Create the directory entry file in the /usr/share/gnome/vfolders directory. For more information about directory entry files, see Directory Entry Files.

2. Locate the vfolder information file for the location where you want to add the menu. For example, to add a menu to the Applications menu, locate the file /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/vfolders/applications-all-users.vfolder-info.

3. In the vfolder information file, add a <Folder> element for the new menu. For more information about vfolder information files, see Vfolders and Menus.

The next time users log in, the menu is in the assigned location.