Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:02:13 -0500 From: "Mezz bsdforums.org" <reigncracks@hotmail.com> To: stacey@vickiandstacey.com Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Add new application icon to Gnome-2 Applications Menu Message-ID: <Sea2-F49tnmlX6u1Wy900007a16@hotmail.com>
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>>Hello, >> Thanks for the reply. >> >>On Fri, 2003-04-18 at 20:04, Mezz bsdforums.org wrote: >> > >Hello, >> > > I have linux-opera installed on a couple of boxes, and I'd like >>to >> > >add the Opera Icon to the menu so that I don't have to keep running >> > >"opera &" all the time to launch the application. >> > > >> > >This is fairly straight-forward in Gnome-1.4, but I can't seem to work >> > >out how this is supposed to be done in Gnome-2.., >> > > >> > >Could someone point out a "How-to" or link to where I might find out >>how >> > >to do this, please? >> > >> > There have the faq about how to edit the menu: >>http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/ >> > >> >>Saw that.., but couldn't believe that this is really the way to do this, >>given the simple method involved for Gnome-1. > >Hehe, yeah.. That's what most people are complaining about. :-) > >> > The maintainer of linux-opera has removed the Opera's icon option by >>use >> > patch, but I can show you the 'short' how-to at bottom. linux-opera7 >>has >> > been added in the ports and the maintainer is me. The icons will >>appearing >> > in KDE, Gnome and other WM by automatic. ;-) >> > >> > Here's 'short' how-to >> > >> > % cd /usr/ports/www/linux-opera ; make extract >> > % cd work/op*/images/ >> > % cp opera.xpm /usr/X11R6/share/gnome/pixmaps/ >> > >> > Now, create the opera.desktop that will appearing in the Internet menu. >> > >> > % cat /usr/X11R6/share/gnome/apps/Internet/opera.desktop >> > [Desktop Entry] >> > Name=Opera >> > Comment=Web Browser >> > Exec=opera >> > Icon=opera.xpm >> > Terminal=0 >> > Type=Application >> > >> > I think, it's all. Also, there have 16x16 to 48x48 png image in the >> > work/op*/images/ and you can use it. >> > >> >>Thanks for that.., Tell me though.., I've already got linux-opera-6.12 >>installed here. What is the best (read cleanest) way to remove this >>version and install linux-opera-7? > >Wait, don't do it right now.. nork has made the mistakes when he committed >my www/linux-opera7. I already have sent the PR to fix it. The best way? >You can use portupgrade or pkg_delete and 'make install' in the >www/linux-opera7. Be sure to backup the ~/.opera, then delete it. Copy the >bookmark (~/.opera/opera6.adr) back in ~/.opera/ and it will work fine. I >explained in the pkg-messages, but nork doesn't add this file when he >committed it. Hopeful, one of committer will update linux-opera7 quickly, >before I get multi-emails if everybody want to use it. In case, if you want to follow up my PR: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=51136 Cheers, Mezz >>I'm asking because I had some issues with uninstalling one version of an >>app and reinstalling a later version in the past.., Particularly where >>it comes to shared dependencies (operamotif) et al. >> >>Can I take it for granted that where you mentioned on freebsdforums >>(http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?s=9b43787a1839c584946536fd1f20f2f3&threadid=8714) >>that the plugins "just worked" for you.., this was indeed referring to >>Macromedia Flash (which version, by the way?) and Acrobat Reader? > >Yes, it just work by do this: >http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=523 (almost last >year) > >BTW: I have tested Flash 5 (same way above link) with linux-opera7 and it >just work, but I haven't test with Flash 6 and Java plugin, yet. I normal >disable the plug-ins, but not when I am over at www.apple.com/trailers/ >(use galeon or mozilla with mplayerplug-in). :-) > >Cheers, >Mezz > >>Thanks again for taking the time. >> >>Regards, >> >>Stacey >> >> > Cheers, >> > Mezz >> > >> > >Regards, >> > > >> > >Stacey >> > >-- >> > >Stacey Roberts >> > >B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science >> > > >> > >Web: www.vickiandstacey.com >>-- >>Stacey Roberts >>B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science >> >>Web: www.vickiandstacey.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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