I want to change the entries in context menu. In which file these entries are saved. Is it a text file or a database file (binary)? If it is a text file, I can edit them directly.
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I want to change the entries in context menu. In which file these entries are saved. Is it a text file or a database file (binary)? If it is a text file, I can edit them directly.
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Actually what do you mean by context menu?
"Those Who Can, Will Finish It.
Those Who Can't Will Justify/Complain the reasons."
Way Too Much Ubuntu
The menu that appears when I right click some icon in the Desktop.Actually what do you mean by context menu?
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Anyone?
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have a look at nautilus-actions. if you use nautilus, that is.
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If you right click -> properties -> 'open with' with you can add, remove, and create ( to create click add -> use custom command
Entries that you've added from various means are stored in
~/.local/share/applications
and are showing up due to being on an appropriate line in
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
(some r. click options are available when an app installs and registers as a mimetype, in that case you usually won't see them there.
Thread with slightly more info on ~/.local/share/applications, ect.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1192351
(noting that ~/ means home folder, and .local is a hidden file (Ctrl+h or view -> show hidden files if not visible
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