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Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Kate not in start menu

I can't seem to figure this out, maybe I'm missing something but I cannot see kate (editor) in the start menu. Under Programs -> Accessories -> Utilities -> Editors it only shows kwrite. I know kate is installed and I can use it from konqueror (right click->open with->) but would like to see it in the menu.
Is there an easy way to add an item to the menu?

Q4os 1.4.5
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Dai

MC

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Registered: 2015-12-23

Posts: 182

Re: Kate not in start menu

Hi Dia. Did you check the .desktop file to make sure Office is listed? I've seen this "glitch" on other apps in the past where the common category was not listed.

Categories=Office;

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Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Re: Kate not in start menu

Thanks MC but I don't want the office suite installed, kate is installed just doesn't show in the menu.

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: Kate not in start menu

Remove 'NoDisplay=true' line from '/opt/trinity/share/applications/tde/kate.desktop' file.

Alternatively you can add custom kate shorcut anywhere into the Start menu structure, see 'How can I customize my Start menu ?' http://www.q4os.org/dqa011.html#desktop.2

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Re: Kate not in start menu

Tank you, exactly what I wanted.

Dai

Rademes

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From: Latvia

Registered: 2015-12-13

Posts: 637

Re: Kate not in start menu

May I ask why you have added 'NoDisplay=true' line? Does Kate works bad in Q4OS?

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Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Re: Kate not in start menu

I wondered that too...

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: Kate not in start menu

May I ask why you have added 'NoDisplay=true' line?

To simplify things for newcomers. Kwrite is intended to be the default editor, powered users could run kate from terminal or create a desktop shorcut.