HOWTO: Add menu items to XFCE on Slackware
by arfon from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6DDVS)
1) Create a desktop shortcut to the program.
HOW TO GET THE ITEM TO APPEAR IN THE CORRECT MENU CATEGORY
2) Open the .desktop file in a text editor.
3) Add "Categories=xxxxxxxx;" Where xxxxxxxx is the menu sub category you want it in. e.g "development;"
ADD SYSTEM WIDE:
4) Copy that .desktop shortcut to /usr/share/applications/
ADD FOR JUST ONE USER
4) Create ~/.local/share/applications/ and copy the .desktop shortcut there.
HOW TO GET THE ITEM TO APPEAR IN THE CORRECT MENU CATEGORY
2) Open the .desktop file in a text editor.
3) Add "Categories=xxxxxxxx;" Where xxxxxxxx is the menu sub category you want it in. e.g "development;"
ADD SYSTEM WIDE:
4) Copy that .desktop shortcut to /usr/share/applications/
ADD FOR JUST ONE USER
4) Create ~/.local/share/applications/ and copy the .desktop shortcut there.