the spec says: $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/menus/applications-merged/ The default merge directories included in the <DefaultMergeDirs> element. By convention, third parties may add new <Menu> files in this location to create their own sub-menus. Note that a system that uses either gnome-applications.menu or kde-applications.menu depending on the desktop environment in use **must still** use applications-merged as the default merge directory in both cases. but actually I needed to link /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/ into /etc/xdg/menus/applications-gnome-merged/ where should I put my .menu file to create a new menu under applications ? and does the patch below have any thing to do with this issue * Mon Apr 11 2011 Colin Walters - 3.0.0.2-2 --- gnome-shell-3.0.0.2/src/shell-app-system.c~ 2011-03-26 08:24:46.000000000 -0400 +++ gnome-shell-3.0.0.2/src/shell-app-system.c 2011-04-11 12:56:52.665853268 -0400 @@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ - priv->apps_tree = gmenu_tree_lookup ("applications.menu", GMENU_TREE_FLAGS_INCLUDE_NODISPLAY); + /* FEDORA patch: use applications-gnome.menu */ + priv->apps_tree = gmenu_tree_lookup ("applications-gnome.menu", GMENU_TREE_FLAGS_INCLUDE_NODISPLAY); -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel