Having, at last, got Debian installed, I've been trying out installing
things.

I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was automatically added
to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book - and it wasn't added to the
said menu.

I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor - but
nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web browser - so
not all is lost.

But how do you add it to the KMenu?
--
Chris

* Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:

> Having, at last, got Debian installed, I've been trying out
> installing things.
>
> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was automatically
> added to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book - and it wasn't
> added to the said menu.
>
> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor - but
> nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web browser -
> so not all is lost.
>
> But how do you add it to the KMenu?

Since it is really a bookmark you would have to setup a Kmenu item that
would execute your browser and open the page. You can use the one you
currently use to open your browser as a model to create the new one and
just add the location parameter.

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David

SINNER wrote:

> * Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:


>> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was automatically
>> added to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book - and it wasn't
>> added to the said menu.
>> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor - but
>> nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web browser -
>> so not all is lost.
>> But how do you add it to the KMenu?


> Since it is really a bookmark you would have to setup a Kmenu item
> that would execute your browser and open the page. You can use the one
> you currently use to open your browser as a model to create the new
> one and just add the location parameter.

I have experimented extensively - with no success as yet.
If you would be so kind, I wonder if you could give an example of the
kind of field entries for the KMenu item?

* Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:

> SINNER wrote:
>
>> * Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
>
>
>>> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was
>>> automatically added to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book -
>>> and it wasn't added to the said menu.
>>> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor -
>>> but nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web
>>> browser - so not all is lost.
>>> But how do you add it to the KMenu?
>
>
>> Since it is really a bookmark you would have to setup a Kmenu
>> item that would execute your browser and open the page. You can
>> use the one you currently use to open your browser as a model to
>> create the new one and just add the location parameter.
>
> I have experimented extensively - with no success as yet.
> If you would be so kind, I wonder if you could give an example of
> the kind of field entries for the KMenu item?
>
>

Cant be specifc here (on my Windows box in the office) I will check
when I get home and if someone has not answered, I will post. Which
browser do you want to open it with?

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David

In article <Xns96EE708E4491BLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130> , SINNER
<arcade.master@googlemail.net> writes
>* Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
>
>> SINNER wrote:
>>
>>> * Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
>>
>>
>>>> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was
>>>> automatically added to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book -
>>>> and it wasn't added to the said menu.
>>>> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor -
>>>> but nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web
>>>> browser - so not all is lost.
>>>> But how do you add it to the KMenu?
>>
>>
>>> Since it is really a bookmark you would have to setup a Kmenu
>>> item that would execute your browser and open the page. You can
>>> use the one you currently use to open your browser as a model to
>>> create the new one and just add the location parameter.
>>
>> I have experimented extensively - with no success as yet.
>> If you would be so kind, I wonder if you could give an example of
>> the kind of field entries for the KMenu item?
>>
>>
>Cant be specifc here (on my Windows box in the office) I will check
>when I get home and if someone has not answered, I will post. Which
>browser do you want to open it with?

Konqueror would be fine. And thankyou.
--
Chris

In article <Ccwn+NEqUpTDFw+U@[127.0.0.1]>, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]>
writes
>In article <Xns96EE708E4491BLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130> , SINNER
><arcade.master@googlemail.net> writes
>>* Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
>>
>>> SINNER wrote:
>>>
>>>> * Chris Wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was
>>>>> automatically added to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book -
>>>>> and it wasn't added to the said menu.
>>>>> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor -
>>>>> but nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web
>>>>> browser - so not all is lost.
>>>>> But how do you add it to the KMenu?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Since it is really a bookmark you would have to setup a Kmenu
>>>> item that would execute your browser and open the page. You can
>>>> use the one you currently use to open your browser as a model to
>>>> create the new one and just add the location parameter.
>>>
>>> I have experimented extensively - with no success as yet.
>>> If you would be so kind, I wonder if you could give an example of
>>> the kind of field entries for the KMenu item?
>>>
>>>
>>Cant be specifc here (on my Windows box in the office) I will check
>>when I get home and if someone has not answered, I will post. Which
>>browser do you want to open it with?
>
>Konqueror would be fine. And thankyou.

An afterthought: perhaps I should have been asking how one is supposed
to access Rute book after installing it with Synaptic?
Maybe there's a reason it hasn't been added to the KMenu?
What's the normal way of getting to it?
--
Chris

On alt.os.linux.debian, in <w9ZFreBaP+SDFwjC@[127.0.0.1]>, "Chris" wrote:
<body not downloaded>

Now that's brilliant: Trying to get a book about running linux
from the commandline onto the menu of a GIDE (Graphical Integrated
Desktop Environment).

Reminds me of all these people that drive around with bicycles on racks
on their cars.

This would make a lot more sense (and keep you from looking like a
phoney and an idiot):

alias ru='mozilla file:///home/you/rute.html/node1.html &'

Put that in your ~/.bashrc and run:

source .bashrc

That causes bash to re-read the file so you don't have to reboot.

Now, when you enter "ru" in an xterm the table of contents will
open in mozilla (or whatever browser you choose) in a seperate
window. The "&" will background the process, freeing up the
xterm for other uses.

To see whether "ru" has been already appropriated for an alias,
function, or executable name, do:

type -a ru


AC


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Chris wrote:
> Having, at last, got Debian installed, I've been trying out installing
> things.
>
> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was automatically added
> to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book - and it wasn't added to the
> said menu.
>
> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor - but
> nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web browser - so
> not all is lost.
>
> But how do you add it to the KMenu?

I believe the Rute ebook is in html format, and a web
browser would be the natural application to read it with.
But I believe in one of my Linux installs (was it Knoppix?)
I once saw it included in the Help section. You may want to
explore that avenue, i.e. see whether you can access it via
the Help entry in the KDE Menu which may have a submenu (the
same one that holds the Unix man pages) with "Application
Manuals", all of which I believe are in html format. There
must be an easy way to add new application manuals to that menu.

Robert

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<body not downloaded>

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Chris wrote:
> Having, at last, got Debian installed, I've been trying out installing
> things.
>
> I used Synaptic to install frozen-bubble and it was automatically added
> to the KMenu. Then I installed Rute book - and it wasn't added to the
> said menu.
>
> I tried all sorts of ways to add it - using the KMenu Editor - but
> nothing worked. I could make Rute a bookmark in the web browser - so
> not all is lost.
>
> But how do you add it to the KMenu?

I've downloaded Paul Sheer's book in Xandros (a Debian
derivative) which put it into /usr/share/doc/rutebook/html/.
My preference would be to have it available as an instant
reference by being able to look at it in Links, a superfast
graphical browser, and I can do so by putting
file:///usr/share/doc/rutebook/html/rute.html in Links' URL
field. That opens the Contents page of the book in Links'
start up window, and I can navigate to all the links from there.

Now, if I could write a shell script that would start up
Links and pass the parameter
file:///usr/share/doc/rutebook/html/rute.html to Links' URL
parser and call that script, say, "rute" and make it
executable, then I could use the Kmenu editor to create a
new menu entry "Rute Book" and in the command field enter
the path and name of the script "rute". That, I think,
would do it. I could also put an icon in the bottom panel.
What I don't know is how to create that shell script
"rute", and whether that's feasible at all.

Does anyone know? The same principle would apply to Firefox
or Konqueror except they would be much slower. Can a URL be
passed to a Firefox startup script on the command line?

Robert