#1 2023-05-14 16:41:21

THX1138

Member

Registered: 2019-01-14

Posts: 286

jgmenu problem

I am hoping someone can, please, tell me what I need to do, or read,
to achieve the following in jgmenu
I really do want to learn this, and have read several tutorials, and several
manuals and yet cannot achieve this simple thing.

I want my menu to look like this

terminal
web browser
email
etc...
separator _____
apps > accessories
       development
       graphics
       etc....
       etc....
separator____
openbox configs> edit rc.xml
                      etc..
                      etc...
                           
                           
what I have achieved is this and it's driving me mad

terminal
web browser
email
etc...
separator _____
apps > accessories
       development
       graphics
       etc....
       etc....
       openbox configs> edit rc.xml
                           etc..
                           etc...

so that openbox configs appear as a submenu of apps

How do i tell jg menu to put openbox configs at the same level, the root menu
so it looks like this on the root menu?

terminal
web browser
etc
______
apps  >
_______

openbox configs>

my prepend and append files are shown below

prepend

Terminal,xfce4-terminal,utilities-terminal
Browser,firefox,firefox
Files,thunar,system-file-manager
email,thunderbird,thunderbird
Synaptic,pkexec synaptic,
^sep()

########### the system generated menu's are below a
########### menu folder called apps
apps,^checkout(apps)
^tag(apps)

append

^sep(configure)
Openbox,^checkout(openboxmenu)
^tag(openboxmenu)

^sep(edit files)
OBfigs,^checkout(1)
jgmenu,^checkout(2)
^tag(1)
rc.xml, geany ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml
Reconfigure OB,openbox --reconfigure
Restart OB,openbox --restart

^tag(2);
append, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/append.csv
prepend, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/prepend.csv
jgmenurc, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/jgmenurc

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THX1138

Member

Registered: 2019-01-14

Posts: 286

Re: jgmenu problem

Oh wait.. I suddenly figured it out, after trying new combinations and just incase anyone in the future needs a hand - here are my append and prepend files now

Prepend

Terminal,xfce4-terminal,utilities-terminal
Browser,firefox,firefox
Files,thunar,system-file-manager
email,thunderbird,thunderbird
Synaptic,pkexec synaptic,
^sep()

########### the system generated menu's are below a
########### menu folder called apps

##### heres how it works

apps,^checkout(apps)
Openbox,^checkout(openboxmenu)
^tag(apps)

Append

^tag(openboxmenu)
^sep(edit files)
OBfigs,^checkout(1)
jgmenu,^checkout(2)
^tag(1)
rc.xml, geany ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml
Reconfigure OB,openbox --reconfigure
Restart OB,openbox --restart

^tag(2);
append, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/append.csv
prepend, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/prepend.csv
jgmenurc, geany ~/.config/jgmenu/jgmenurc

Last edited by THX1138 (2023-05-14 20:28:30)

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I’ve got this horrible feeling that if there is such a thing as reincarnation, knowing my luck, I’ll come back as me!
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