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chomwitt

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Registered: 2019-09-24

Posts: 135  

Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

Version: Daedalus

In XFCE installing a programs like Hexchat , Firefox i can see them in the app menu .
If a switch to a wm like pekwm or jwm i can see a Debian menu with some apps but i neither Hexchat or Firefox are in the app menu.

I know there is a related standard Desktop Entry Specification.
I wonder jwm and pekwm are the ones that dont follow the standard.

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stopAI

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Registered: 2023-04-04

Posts: 202  

Re: Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

I wonder jwm and pekwm are the ones that dont follow the standard.

It is because jwm and pekwm is a very simple wm. It is like constructor, a.k.a. do it by yourself. By the way, you can try  menumaker  https://menumaker.sourceforge.net/

Camtaf

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Registered: 2019-11-19

Posts: 449  

Re: Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

With most window managers, additional programs need to be added manually, it's not hard, just one more step....

chomwitt

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Registered: 2019-09-24

Posts: 135  

Re: Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

stopAI thanks for the link to the Menumaker. Camtaf i will try it!.

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JWM-Kit

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Registered: 2020-06-29

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Re: Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

I've created 3 version of JWMKit's EasyMenu that will creates a menu for JWM. You can find all 3 version in my Extras repository.

https://codeberg.org/JWMKit/EXTRAS

• JWMKit_EasyMenu - Python Version. Full Featured Version.

• JWMKit_EasyMenu_bash - Bash Version

• jwmkit_easymenu_cpp - C++ Version

Instructions are provided as a readme for each version include how to add it to your JWM config, and how to compile the C++ Version.

You could also use JWMKit, but I am amusing assuming you were looking for a menu only solution.

EDIT : Fixed silly typo.as pointed out by stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

Last edited by JWM-Kit (Today 12:49:51)

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stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

Posts: 278  

Re: Desktop app menu between different windows managers.

re above post "amusing" should be "assuming"(just sayin')

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