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I tried doing the following to add a new category named "Electronics" in Whisker Menu on Linux Mint 17.1 with Xfce 4.10.1:

  1. I added this text to ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu just after rest of entries for categories
    <Menu>
        <Name>Electronics</Name>
        <Directory>xfce-electronics.directory</Directory>
        <Layout>
            <Merge type="menus" />
            <Filename>geda-gattrib.desktop</Filename>
            <Merge type="files" />
        </Layout>
    </Menu>

and

<Menuname>Electronics</Menuname>

down in the file (with other similar entries).

  1. Then, I added <Menuname>Electronics</Menuname> to ~/.config/menus/applications.menu along with similar entries.

  2. Last, I made a new file named ~/.local/share/desktop-directories/xfce-electronics.directory and added wrote the following to it:

    [Desktop Entry]
    Type=Directory
    Icon=file-manager
    Name=Electronics
    Comment=

However, I am not seeing a new category in either Whisker Menu or Alacarte or Menulibre (menu editors). Is there something else to be done that I missed?

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  • Have you did: Start -> Properties -> Choose the custom menu option and navigate and select the custom menu file ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu?
    – kirill-a
    Dec 25, 2014 at 7:50
  • I tried but I can't find the option- previously, if memory serves, it could be accessed under the title Menu File after right clicking on the WhiskerMenu "icon" and selecting Properties . Now, in version 1.4.1, it seems that they have removed it from there. Is there anywhere else I can find it?
    – strNOcat
    Dec 25, 2014 at 9:08
  • If you're using 4.10 or 4.12, then you can edit the Menu using alacarte or menulibre utilities. The option is here: link
    – kirill-a
    Dec 25, 2014 at 9:37
  • Application Menu! I was looking in the Whisker Menu's options.
    – strNOcat
    Dec 25, 2014 at 10:01
  • So, have you resolved your issue?
    – kirill-a
    Dec 25, 2014 at 10:18

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I made it the same way as you but also added a include tag in ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu:

<Menu>
    <Name>Electronics</Name>
    <Directory>xfce-electronics.directory</Directory>
    <Layout>
        <Merge type="menus" />
        <Merge type="files" />
    </Layout>
    <Include>
        <Category>Electronics</Category>
    </Include>
</Menu>

Of course I also added the ~/.local/share/desktop-directories/xfce-electronics.directory file like you. You can then add desktop files under ~/.local/share/applications with the category "Electronics".

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