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====Configure ""PuppyMenu"" (JWM)====

==Tools to add and remove items==
~The is easiest way is to use [[MenuEntryMaker Menu Entry Maker]], [[Pmenu]] or [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76713 PupMenu 3.1]] which allow visual editing.

==Creating a menu entry for Puppy==
~##.desktop## files are the standard way for Linux programs to provide information about themselves and how they are run. These files are stored at ##/usr/share/applications##. The ##Categories=## entry controls which submenu they appears in. Run ##fixmenus## and restart window manager after making alterations. See [[AppsDesktop .desktop]] for more informaton.

==How to make a new submenu in the JWM menu==
~1. Create a new ##.menu## file in ##/etc/xdg/menus## for your submenu, ensure the categories you want are in the submenu are included.
~2. Edit ##/etc/xdg/templates/_root_.jwmrc## to tell it about he new ##.menu## file you made.
~3. A program's ##.desktop## file (in ##/usr/share/applications##) sets its category and therefore which submenu it appears in.
~4. To set the icon creat a ##.directory## file in ##/usr/share/desktop-directories##.
~5. Enter the commands ##fixmenus## then ##jwm -restart## to update Puppy

==Also see==
~[[PuppyMenu Puppy Menu]]
~[[JWM JWM window manager]]
~[[WindowManagers Window Managers]]
~[[AppsDesktop .desktop file]]
~[[Pshutdown]] -shutdown tool
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76713 PupMenu 3.1]] - edit menu and launcher by [[radky]]

==Related Links==
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70804 jwm_tools-0.9 (was jwm_menu_create)]] - edit menu script
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=63006 How I customize my Puppy menu (for jwm) - Method 1
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~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=63009 How I customize my Puppy menu (for jwm) - Method 2
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~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85422 Development of a xdg compliant menu for Puppy thread]]

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