5
votes
1answer
1k views

custom icon in “Places” menu

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu, but I know the basics. I read the "How do I change the folder icons in the “Places” menu?" but it didn't help, did the option #2 since I want to specify it for a single ...
1
vote
1answer
85 views

How do I launch Chromium with multiple tabs open using the main menu?

I don't want this to be default behavior for Chromium though.
11
votes
2answers
393 views

Why doesn't GNOME respect OnlyShowIn=KDE; in .desktop files?

I have both KDE and GNOME desktop environments installed on Ubuntu 10.10. When I add the entry OnlyShowIn=GNOME; in a .desktop file, the application doesn't appear in the KDE menu. However, when I ...
7
votes
1answer
368 views

show underlined menu items by default

in the previous releases of ubuntu menu items were underlined by default so i didnt have to press Alt to show them. however in maverick one has to press Alt to view them. how can i set ubuntu to show ...
6
votes
2answers
175 views

How can I get the original contents of applications.menu and settings.menu?

I just want to know the exactly original content of these two files: ~/.config/menus/applications.menu and ~/.config/menus/settings.menu. Mine were changed after some alacarte testing and now I want ...
9
votes
2answers
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How do I hide CIFS volumes in the Places menu?

I originally started an Ubuntu forums post about this but I never received any responses. Anyways, I've got my Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos folders pointing to Samba shares on my server via ...
1
vote
2answers
91 views

Some commands from system menu of panels dissappeared

When I right click with mouse on the Panel in the system menu I don't see all the commands that were before. For example, when I click on the Panel I see only two commands: (1) Help and (2) About ...
7
votes
1answer
301 views

Menus intermittantly take two clicks

Intermittently, when I left-click on the Applications/Places/System menus, the first click does nothing, and it takes a second click to drop the menu. I've also noticed that hiarchial menus sometimes ...
9
votes
2answers
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How to remove menu items?

I want to remove these items from the System menu: Help and Support About Gnome About Ubuntu I can't do this with Main Menu (bad naming, should be menumanager or so).
3
votes
1answer
2k views

How to change the color of menu text?

First, take a look at this screenshot. http://picpaste.com/pics/Screenshot-4yF1UqRf.1287160366.png Now, I managed to change the selection color from orange to light gray which is very nice. But now ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views

Wine menu directory location?

Using the menu editor I accidentally deleted the WINE menu. Now I am stuck with the application installed and no way to easily use parts of it. I tried reinstalling it, many times, and still the menu ...
3
votes
1answer
512 views

How do I correctly disable a mac-style application menu in classic desktop edition?

I installed "indicator-applet-appmenu" and tried the same for "global menu". It does not work for the most of applications and does not seem convenient with my monitors configuration. The problem ...
19
votes
2answers
862 views

How do I replace the MeMenu username with my actual name?

Whilst I like the MeMenu, one thing has always bothered me about it; rather then use my actual name, it uses my username. So, is there anyway to change this?
4
votes
1answer
643 views

How to remove username from “Me” menu (right near to power button on the top panel)? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I replace the MeMenu username with my actual name? My user name takes approximately as long as would 6 icons. I don't need to see my username, I am the only user ...