On 28/09/2021 13:27, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
On 9/27/21 9:18 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 28/09/2021 11:56, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
>> I have yet to figure out where mate stores its
>> stuff, but I can create a folder in mate's
>> applications called Micky Mouse and let
>> "find" find it for me. They are probably
>> in .conf somewhere.
>
> Sorry for the big snip. But therein lies a problem.
>
> If you are in a MATE session and you use "add to panel" and then do....
>
> find . -cmin 1
>
> You'd see....
>
> [egreshko@f35m ~]$ find . -cmin 1
> ./.config/dconf
> ./.config/dconf/user
> ./.xsession-errors
>
> And then...
>
> [egreshko@f35m ~]$ file ./.config/dconf/user
> ./.config/dconf/user: GVariant Database file, version 0
>
> Which means MATE keeps its configuration information in a database.
>
> So, a simple script is not an option.
>
> So, while it may be painful, the path of least resistance would, to me, take the time
to
> use the "Custom Application Launcher" to create the ones you need. Once
done, done.
>
Hmmm. database .... Might stop me. Might not
Good luck with that. I have no appetite for delving into the MATE database. To me it
seems
more trouble than it is worth for a one time "project".
You'll need dconf, dconf-editor, and gsettings knowledge/information.
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