[xubuntu-users] Re: Xfce Main Menu Editor has stopped working

[Rob Ward]

Hi Lutz,

Thank you for your prompt reply.
I removed menuLibre and re-installed it, but with the same outcome, no 
menu editing.
It would appear to be picking up some setting in myprofile that is 
stuffing it up, as I created another user and the new user has a copy of 
the present state of my menus and in Settings Manager I can open Main 
Menu and Menu Editor no prob's.
So I feel the program itself is not damaged, and the list and structure 
of the menu is not damaged, it is somewhere else in my profile.
Is there a command line setting that would let me reset menuLibre?
Thanks for your interest.

*Rob Ward*
Lake Tyers Beach, 3909
Lake Tyers Beach Website <http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au>

On 11/05/14 12:28, Lutz Andersohn wrote:
>
> Not sure how whisker menu has to do with alacarte. Alacarte is the old 
> menu editor and it is replaced by menuLibre in 14.04.
>
> Basically, menuLibre or alacarte create or edit desktop files with 
> launcher contents. Whisker menu searches for those and displays as 
> applications menu. I am not sure what software did this in 12.04.
>
> I would reinstall menuLibre  whisker menu and make sure everything 
> else is up to date.
>
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> --------- Original Message ---------
> *From*: chris
> *To*: rl.ward at bigpond.com,Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
> *Date*: Sat May 10 20:58:59 CDT 2014
> *Subject*: Re: [xubuntu-users] Xfce Main Menu Editor has stopped working
> On 11/05/14 13:17, Rob Ward wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I have been moving from /XP/ to /XUbuntu/ 14.04 (over the last 3 weeks
> > and so newbie status) and very pleased with my progress so far. Most
> > of my major IT tasks have been transferred over, and much of my
> > data/projects etc are accessible.
> >
> > Unfortunately I have a problem now where my /Settings Manager/, that
> > provides /Main Menu/ and /Menu Editor/ has suddenly stopped working.
> > The /Applications Menu/ in the /Panel/ are still functioning fine, and
> > reflecting the structure at the time of the last successful menu edit.
> >
> > Now when I click on /Main Menu/ I se a flash of the outline of the GUI
> > frame and then nothing, and if I click on the /Menu Editor/ I get
> > nothing at all.
> > I have been very busy on this project and used both programs
> > extensively, and found them (along with /Panel/) to be great to use,
> > and have allowed me to get my menus better organised than I was used
> > to with XP.
> >
> > I believe the underlying program is called /alacarte/ (?) and I have
> > tried reinstalling this with /Synaptic/ but to no avail.
> >
> > Can anyone give me some advice on how I might either debug this
> > situation further or fix it?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > --
> >
> > *Rob Ward*
> > Lake Tyers Beach, 3909
> > Lake Tyers Beach Website <http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au>
> >
> >
> >
> Remove Alacarte, and go to the panel,right click add items and choose
> whisker menu.
> Much easier to use and configure.
> IMHO alcarte is a pita
>
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