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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: About the MATE desktop applications menu
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:14:59
Message-Id: 7240607.uZ968VOouu@dell_xps
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: About the MATE desktop applications menu by Harry Putnam
1 On Tuesday 28 Mar 2017 07:15:47 Harry Putnam wrote:
2 > Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> writes:
3 > > On Sunday 26 Mar 2017 11:46:52 Harry Putnam wrote:
4 > >> Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> writes:
5 > >> > On Sunday 26 Mar 2017 02:51:50 Harry Putnam wrote:
6 > >> >> Just curious is anyone else running the mate desktop has this same
7 > >> >> shortfall.
8 > >> >>
9 > >> >> Usually in the Applications menu top right the last item on the menu
10 > >> >> is a `run' command item where you can type in a command to be run.
11 > >> >>
12 > >> >> My fairly recently installed mate dt does not have that. Wondered if
13 > >> >> others have that item in their `applications' menu.
14 > >> >>
15 > >> >> Or maybe there is some other bit of MATE I have yet to install.
16 > >> >
17 > >> > From what I recall I could click on the desktop and type a
18 > >> > command/application. Plasma also has something similar.
19 > >>
20 > >> I don't use the desktop click much ... not for any good reason just
21 > >> didn't ever creep into how I operate a desktop.
22 > >>
23 > >> Oddly I had not noticed that in this install ... clicking the DT
24 > >> produces nothing whatsoever.
25 > >>
26 > >> Must be something a litte messed up here somewhere
27 > >
28 > > I don't have mate installed any more to test, but did you try pressing
29 > > Alt+F2 to see if a Run dialog pops up?
30 >
31 > No I didn't and yes it does ... thanks
32
33 OK, you may want to take a look here for further tips:
34
35 https://keyboardshortcuts.org/mate-keyboard-shortcuts
36
37 --
38 Regards,
39 Mick

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