I’ve always wondered how to add items to Gnome menus. Well, it turns out it is relatively easy – as you would expect – and its documented here.
It’s as simple as creating a text file in the right place – refreshing easy compared to the binary shortcuts in Windows.
When I was working on ToolInstaller, I added support for Windows shortcuts by using the OrangeVolt ant tasks library.
Now that I have the missing piece of the puzzle, ToolInstaller could be easily modified to support Linux (GNOME).
ToolInstaller was a project I started years ago – it was inspired by how easy it was to install software on linux (i.e. apt-get, yum) by using a repository of software, combined with the simplicity of programs which can just be unzipped.
