HOW TO: Display more than 5 bookmarks in gnome-panel "Places" menu

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Derived from:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14381/
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=733808

1) Open Terminal

2a) Install apt-build

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-build

2b) Configure apt-build:

• Optimization level: Medium
• Add apt-build repository to sources.list: Yes
• Architecture: <SELECT YOUR ARCHITECTURE>

3) Install files required to build gnome-panel from source and download the source

sudo apt-get build-dep gnome-panel
sudo apt-build source gnome-panel

4) Navigate to the downloaded gnome-panel source folder and open the menu items file

cd /var/cache/apt-build/build/gnome-panel-*
sudo gedit gnome-panel/panel-menu-items.c

5) Set the the maximum number of bookmarks to display before placing them in the Bookmarks submenu

Find the line:

PHP Code:

if (g_slist_length (add_bookmarks) <= MAX_ITEMS_OR_SUBMENU) { 


and replace it with:

PHP Code:

if (g_slist_length (add_bookmarks) <= 20) { 


Save the file.

6) Install the modified gnome-panel and restart it

sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
killall gnome-panel

Before and after pics: