Linux mint launcher properties

Description: A launcher is similar to a desktop shortcut in M$ Windows.

Problem: Unable to create a new launcher from Linux Mint 12 default GNOME3 desktop

Solution: Create a nautilus script

Applies to: Gnome3 Desktop

Instruction:

1. Go to nautilus-scripts directory from your home folder (

/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts ) and create a new document called «Create New Launcher».

2. Open the file using a text editor like GEdit and type the following commands, then save it.

3. Open the file property

4. Go to Permissions tab and check » Allow executing file as program «, then click Close button.

Result:

The launcher is now ready. To use the launcher, right-click from desktop and select

Scripts —> Create New Launcher

Sample Launcher Commands:

1. Firefox Launcher

2. Wine Application

Launcher Command:

env WINEPREFIX=»/home/mintuser/.wine» wine C:\\Program\ Files\\AngryBirds\\AngryBirds.exe

Explanation on Command Syntax for Wine Applications:

The Wine folder is located in home directory. For example, if the user name is «mintuser» then Wine folder is located in /home/mintuser/.wine

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Launcher properties

Post by qbicdesign » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:44 pm

this is i guess a feature request
one frustration i have as a relative newcomer to Mint (feature relevant also to Ubuntu I guess) is the problem of knowing, or rather not knowing commands for launching applications.
Some apps need to be run as super to be of much use at all ( for example Nvidia Settings GUI )
From Mint menu there’s no direct way to find out a particular app’s launch command. Of course if you can memorize every launch command in existence its no problem. but i’m too old for that.
the only workarounds i have found for this are:
— to drag an icon from menu to desktop, and then right click to get launcher properties
— to edit the mint menu and find the launcher properties from there

both of these methods IMO are needlessly long

can we add «properties» to the right-click menu when clicking on launchers in Mint Menu?

Re: Launcher properties

Post by Husse » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:01 am

Re: Launcher properties

Post by qbicdesign » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:14 am

Re: Launcher properties

Post by opticyclic » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:42 am

+1
Was just about to post a similar request myself before I found this thread!

Glad I’m not the only one that thinks that this is too much work
Right click the menu button > Edit menu
Select the menu your item is in
Highlight the item you want to edit > Properties

5 clicks instead of 2!
Add the launcher properties to the context menu and you can say Mint 7 has 150% productivity over Mint 6

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Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties [SOLVED]

Post by JoeFootball » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:54 pm

Trying out Cinnamon 4.0 on LM 19.1 Beta. I know the panel is new for this release, but I can’t find how to edit a launcher’s properties.

For example, in Cinnamon 3.8.9, I can right-click on a launcher, and a menu is displayed with an Edit option.

. allowing me to edit the properties of that launcher. But in Cinnamon 4.0 on LM 19.1 Beta, no such Edit option is available. Is this governed elsewhere as of 4.0?

I know that bugs for LM 19.1 Beta are to be submitted on Github, but I wanted to air this here first in the likely case that I’m missing the obvious.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by philotux » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:12 pm

I don’t run 19.1 beta, but maybe this is still working: Right-click on the menu icon and choose «configure. «, under the «menu» tab: open the menu editor. In the left pane mark the category and in the right pane mark the app and click properties.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by redlined » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:28 pm

That right click function is very convenient! and it doesn’t make sense to me they intentionally removed it. I’m thinking best served would be a comment on the beta release announcement page https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3661 would be better served than filing a beta bug at github.. At least a mention to see if it was intentional would get Clem to respond one way or the other and you’ll quickly notice how responsive he is in them 169 (as of now) comments, and may find this function has been addressed as well. Hope this gets sorted, I like that level of right click convenience wherever it is found!

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by JoeFootball » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:52 pm

Thanks for your reply. Not immediately seeing that in Cinnamon 4.0.6. I’ll hunt around for that though.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by JoeFootball » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:55 pm

Thanks, that’s not a bad idea. It would be good to get confirmation from an authority (Clem) before escalating to Github.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by philotux » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:10 pm

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by redlined » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:17 pm

Thanks, that’s not a bad idea. It would be good to get confirmation from an authority (Clem) before escalating to Github.

I’m about to reboot this newly upgraded to beta system so was reading all them comments I suggested to you and think I see something that may suggests right-click menu was rearranged- but didn’t see any mention of the missing edit choice. I’ll see if I can find it after this reboot to get 19.1 loaded, been itching to do this anyways

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by redlined » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:56 pm

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by smurphos » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:59 pm

You are probably trying to to edit pinned apps in the new Grouped Windows List applet rather than launchers.

Modern layout — Grouped Windows List replaces Windows List and Panel launchers.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by redlined » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:55 pm

You are probably trying to to edit pinned apps in the new Grouped Windows List applet rather than launchers.

Modern layout — Grouped Windows List replaces Windows List and Panel launchers.

hi smurphos! I was reading about that modern layout (and option to easily return to ‘way it was’), I don’t see it though perhaps because I did upgrade versus new install for 19.1 beta?

That screenshot was right-click file manager launcher, but looks the same for terminal and FF launcher which is what JoeFootball seemed to be missing edit option where I am not. I’d switch it to modern layout to check if the edit option disappears, but the question remains- is this intended? and if so, how then to go about edit of launchers (or pinned apps) on panel?

edit to add: found method to change to modern/traditional through Welcome screen> First steps> Desktop layout, brb.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by smurphos » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:32 pm

Yes it is intended. The modern layout has a different set of default applets to the traditional layout, the major difference being as outlined the new Grouped Window list applet replacing both Panel Launchers and rhe Window List applet.

The icons might look the same but they are not launchers, they are Pinned apps.

The two layouts are just different sets of default setting ultimately. Nothing stopping a user having the grouped window list with no pinned apps and labels enabled, along with traditional panel launchers.

Re: Cinnamon 4.0: Edit Launcher Properties

Post by redlined » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:34 pm

ok, it appears that modern layout is indeed the culprit to switch between modern and traditional see: Welcome screen> First steps> Desktop layout, select one of the two representative pictures and give it a moment as Cinnamon reloads (interestingly Ctrl+Alt+Esc doesn’t cause a big screen wipe then redraw, have done it a couple times now and it doesn’t do that anymore)..

Question remains, is this edit launchers (in Group Windows) by right-click missing from modern layout by design or is it that unintended and can/will be put back. Otherwise how to edit. lol. commandline in terminal? use menu edit as suggested by philotux this thread? or other new feature in system settings? a couple LM19.1 beta users need to know

edit to include response to smurphos posted right before mine: Since it is intended, as they are now pinned apps, how to edit the pinned app(s) now? (thanks smurphos

edit to add: hi again Joe, I tried to reply in announce thread but it disappears then tells me already a comment. Not sure what is going on there, but wanted to let you know what was intended as reply there:

hi Joe, I think we just sorted this out in LM forum, basically it is by design for the Modern layout. Although I am still unsure how to edit the Pinned Apps in this new Grouped Windows feature (perhaps menu editor??)

Edit function is still in right-click menu for launchers and either add launchers back to panel (can remove the Pinned apps in panel edit) or switch to Traditional layout, which does still have the edit option (and launchers get put back in place of grouped windwos and pinned apps.

To switch between modern and traditional layout see: Welcome screen> First steps> Desktop layout, select one of the two representative pictures and give it a moment as Cinnamon reloads

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Comments

raph82 commented Sep 24, 2015

In Cinnamon 2.6.13 / Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela (fresh installation), trying to add a launcher fails without any message. Always reproducible by either way:

right-click on any icon of the panel-launcher applet > Add. Fill the name and command fields and click Confirm. Nothing happens.
Open the Menu, browse a category then right-click an icon of the right-hand pane > Add to panel. Nothing happens.

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Vahan86 commented Sep 24, 2015

I have the same issue. Please fix it. Thanks.

eGit commented Sep 25, 2015

Same here. Cinnamon 17.2.

eGit commented Sep 25, 2015

When will this fix be delivered via the official Mint Update process?

mtwebster commented Sep 25, 2015

We’re fairly close to a new release anyhow, and this has an easy workaround, that we may just wait.

Remove the applet, re-add it. You should now be able to add new launchers via any method (the menu or right-click->add). Just be certain that if you make a custom one, be sure to explicitly pick an icon for it by clicking the picture in the dialog, and using the file chooser.

Hard version (but can preserve your existing configuration):

/.cinnamon/configs/panel-launchers@cinnamon.org

There will be one or more files called *number*.json

Open the file up — if you had more than one file, find the right one by checking the names that are in the value field of launcherList .

Look for entries called cinnamon-custom-launcher-1.desktop and remove those lines. The panel launcher applet should reload automatically and display the remaining entries correctly. Be careful with JSON syntax — if you end up removing the last item in that list, make sure to also remove the comma (,) on the preceding line

The problem was that failing to select a custom icon when creating a custom launcher was breaking the load routine in the applet, so any launchers defined after that bad one would never get loaded either.

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