This thread gave me the clues to fix my problem--my Debian menus were empty. Instead of having to edit the xterm file, I had to edit doc-linux-html, going to (approximately) line 420, and removing the extra quotes from the word "Pocket." Thanks to all, hope this helps somebody else. Aidan
On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 12:47:50PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I too am running testing, and have had this prob in the past and have > ignored it ... lately, some of these seem to have been resolved by > running update-menus; others ... (like, oddly vim ... a recent > development) remain. > > You can edit the menu files by hand, of course, butcha hafta -find- 'em > first. And there are menu-editing packages for some of the WMs - icewm, > for example. > > Glenn Becker > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, joe golden wrote: > > > I am running the testing version of debian and have recently installed > > povray, zed, circlepack and cooledit among others. None of these recently > > installed programs appear on my desktop. I can call them from an xterm, but > > can't get them directly from the desktop as with my other programs. Any > > ideas?? > > > > uname -a>>> > > Linux ssp10 2.2.18pre21 #1 Sat Nov 18 18:47:15 EST 2000 i686 unknown > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Joe Golden > > The Stevens School of Peacham > > thestevensschoolofpeacham.com > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > -- > +----------------+ > http://www.burningclown.com > "Everyone's Portal to Nothing At All" > +----------------+ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ?Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.? -Albert Einstein
