Adding a menu entry with a custom command

[Jakub_Sygnowski]

Hello,
I have already struggled for a few times with adding a menu entry in lubuntu with a custom command, without success.

Concretely right now I have a two versions of chrome: A (which is default one) and B (which I compiled). Both work when I start them from the commandline.
I created two alternatives for `/usr/bin/chromium`:


update-alternatives --config chromium
There are 2 choices for the alternative chromium (providing /usr/bin/chromium-browser).

Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /home/sygi/projekty/chrome/src/out/Release/chrome 1 auto mode
* 1 /home/sygi/projekty/chrome/src/out/Release/chrome 1 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/chromium-browser-orig 1 manual mode

I can choose between them and the correct one runs when I type 'chromium-browser' to the terminal.
But when I click the button in the menu, it only starts the browser when it is the default one (2). When currently alternatives is set to 1 it doesn't do anything. I also tried setting Terminal=true and X-KeepTerminal=true, but anyway nothings appear there.

I will be glad for suggestions of the answer for this issue (or other things to check), as I already had similar issues with other created-by-me commands.

[Rex Bouwense]

As you know, editing the menu in Lubuntu is a little different.
https://lkubaski.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/adding-lxde-start-menu-and-desktop-shortcuts/
https://lkubaski.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/adding-lxde-start-menu-sections/
http://lxlinux.com/#9
Those are three web sites that I have found useful.

[kerry_s]

install menulibre for easy menu tweaking/editing.

sudo apt-get install menulibre

[jesse27]

I quite like Ezame
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[kerry_s]

I quite like Ezame
261446

not in the repo's. you have to add a ppa. they have the exact same functions.