Installed KDE and Gnome, need to clean menus

[vret]

I've searched around for what I'm looking for and after a couple hours I still can't seem to find it. I had installed a RPM that basically nested all the KDE applications into a KDE folder while in Gnome and did the same for Gnome while in KDE. For the life of me I can not manage to find it or a quick way to do something similar. Some suggestions would be great.

And I know I don't need both KDE and Gnome installed, but I'm trying to figure out which one I like better. This is also my first attempt at learning linux, so please don't be too brutal. Thanks in advance.

[Hlingler]

Not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish.

There is in fact some package (I have it) for the KDE desktop that piles some of the GNOME-specific menu launcher items into a sub-menu called "GNOME" on the KMenu. Maybe there's a GNOME equivalent ?

There is also a 'Menu Editor' on the KMenu under "Settings". You can rearrange, add, delete, change icons & etc. the menu items to your heart's content. There's an equivalent in GNOME somewhere.

Does that help ?

V

[vret]

Hingler, thanks for the suggestions. That will at least put me one step close to where I'd like to be. All I was trying to do was clean the menus since they are currently just a mess of both KDE and Gnome applications regardless of what desktop is currently running.

I was hoping to find the package I had previously installed, but I can't manage to find it again, and I was too tired to remember to back it up before I did a fresh F9 install.

[Hlingler]

You think your menus are a mess ? You should see mine....

I really wish KDE would at least (optionally) put them in alphabetical order automatically, if told to do so. GNOME, XFCE4, and E17 do so. Instead, KDE just piles new ones at the top of the menu list(s). At least, it does so on this machine. Launchers for erased packages often remain. I think I currently have three launchers for VLC... maybe more.

Anyway, the menu editor is part of the kdebase package, and I know that GNOME has a menu editor too. But barring manual reorganizing via those menu editors, I don't know of any other handy utilites for the task that you seem to have in mind.

Good Luck,
V

[vret]

Thanks again Hingler. If I manage to find the package I'll post a link.

[vret]

Ahh! Jackpot! Yet again I found this by accident, but I bookmarked it this time.

http://www.gtk-apps.org/content/show.php/Gnome+Menu+Extended+(Fedora+9)?content=78685