Try changing the entry in menu.xml to be <menu id="/Debian"/> as discussed on this thread by machinebacon http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … t-missing/

Worked like a champ! Thanks!

I can't get the Debian menu to work in my Openbox menu. I uncommented the code in rc.xml, and I added the <menu id="Debian" /> to my menu.xml... nothing new shows up after an openbox --reconfigure. I tried removing all the code between the <menu id="root-menu"></menu> tags and adding the <menu id="Debian" /> to that, and i got an empty Openbox menu.

I can see all the generated menus in /var/lib/openbox/debian-menu.xml, so I know it's there... I just can't get it to display.

used to method corenominal mentioned and backed up "menu.xml" as "menu.xml.backup."
then after backing it up deleted everything except first and last line and entered to line "<menu id="Debian" />" and it worked like a charm. going to be removing alot of things i know for a fact i do not need but some of this stuff is pretty cool lol.

NOTE: when i went to install menu using sudo apt-get install menu it told me was already installed.

...or open Synaptic, find the app you installed, check "installed files" under properties and look for something in a 'bin' directory eg /bin or /usr/bin or maybe /usr/sbin or whatever. That's likely to be the command that came with that app. (There may be more than one command - sometimes you discover new uses for your app that way.)

Exactly what i do... :)

MarTiny wrote:

Everytime I install new app and want to know its command, I use gmrun (alt+F2), type 1,2 or 3 "starting" letters then press tab and usually find what I want. ;)

Nice tip! thanks :)

You can also use 'apropos' command at the terminal to search app descriptions.   apropos mail for example provides commands for email clients and other apps related to email.   Good if you're not connected to the internet :]

Everytime I install new app and want to know its command, I use gmrun (alt+F2), type 1,2 or 3 "starting" letters then press tab and usually find what I want. ;)

Nice tip! thanks :)

Funny thing is that google autofilled the search term as I typed it and I selected one. (How did we ever get along before google :) )

The very item at the top of the search results gave me a conversation from Ubuntu forums with both answers.

nabilalk wrote:

I think one difficulty new users have with the Openbox menu is locating the appropriate execute commands.  I use xfce4appfinder or look in the usr/bin folder for this purpose. 

Also a comment on the Demian menu.  You mentioned that some applications are auto-added while others are not. I agree that this can and does get both confusing and frustrating, especially for the typical end-user.  From what I have seen, Debian menu will Not auto-update an application that does not have a .Desktop entry in the usr/share/applications folder.  If you create a missing .Desktop file, Debian menu handles things nicely.  Still, the openbox menu is fairly simple, assuming you know the command that you need to execute the desired app.

Cool tutorial.

Thanks!

I know what you mean about knowing the run command. But a simple google search will give you the execute command for just about any program. For instance, I only installed the spreadsheet from open office and not the whole suite, and I wanted to add it to the #! menu. For most programs, the execute command is obvious. Ie. for Gimp the execute command is gimp, for Firefox it's firefox, but for open office spreadsheet, it isn't so obvious. A quick google search bought back two results: ooffice -calc  and oocalc. And they both work.

I have yet to come across a program whose run command I haven't found on google. But I assume that this information would be somewhere on the program developers site and if all else fails you can probably post a question on the programs forum. I've never had to do this though.

lol, I had not considered a Google Search for the command.  What specifically did you search? Open office Spreadsheet command, linux?

I think one difficulty new users have with the Openbox menu is locating the appropriate execute commands.  I use xfce4appfinder or look in the usr/bin folder for this purpose. 

Also a comment on the Demian menu.  You mentioned that some applications are auto-added while others are not. I agree that this can and does get both confusing and frustrating, especially for the typical end-user.  From what I have seen, Debian menu will Not auto-update an application that does not have a .Desktop entry in the usr/share/applications folder.  If you create a missing .Desktop file, Debian menu handles things nicely.  Still, the openbox menu is fairly simple, assuming you know the command that you need to execute the desired app.

Cool tutorial.

Thanks!

I know what you mean about knowing the run command. But a simple google search will give you the execute command for just about any program. For instance, I only installed the spreadsheet from open office and not the whole suite, and I wanted to add it to the #! menu. For most programs, the execute command is obvious. Ie. for Gimp the execute command is gimp, for Firefox it's firefox, but for open office spreadsheet, it isn't so obvious. A quick google search bought back two results: ooffice -calc  and oocalc. And they both work.

I have yet to come across a program whose run command I haven't found on google. But I assume that this information would be somewhere on the program developers site and if all else fails you can probably post a question on the programs forum. I've never had to do this though.

I love the way the openbox menu works now. Please don't change it. I never liked the debian menu either. Sometimes a program gets auto-added and sometimes it doesn't. And many times a program gets added to some weird category.

The way crunchbangs menu works now is terrific. It takes literally 5 seconds to add a new program to the menu, and you get to control what it's called and where it goes.

If you take the time to learn how to configure the menu (about 10 minutes), you won't be disappointed.

Here is a little tutorial I created. I hope it helps :)

http://sites.google.com/site/justabunchofstuff/

I think one difficulty new users have with the Openbox menu is locating the appropriate execute commands.  I use xfce4appfinder or look in the usr/bin folder for this purpose. 

Also a comment on the Demian menu.  You mentioned that some applications are auto-added while others are not. I agree that this can and does get both confusing and frustrating, especially for the typical end-user.  From what I have seen, Debian menu will Not auto-update an application that does not have a .Desktop entry in the usr/share/applications folder.  If you create a missing .Desktop file, Debian menu handles things nicely.  Still, the openbox menu is fairly simple, assuming you know the command that you need to execute the desired app.

Cool tutorial.

The way crunchbangs menu works now is terrific. It takes literally 5 seconds to add a new program to the menu, and you get to control what it's called and where it goes.

If you take the time to learn how to configure the menu (about 10 minutes), you won't be disappointed.

Here is a little tutorial I created. I hope it helps :)

http://sites.google.com/site/justabunchofstuff/