File Name

The file name is: .apps
as it starts with point it will be hidden.

File Location

The file should be searched in the folowing order:

1. $HOME directory
2. /usr/local


If not found an error occurs

File Format

The text file can have two types of definitions: a parameter definition a menu definition. Both use a common command sintaxe:

command par_1;par_2;...;par_n

The starter should read the command in a case insensitive way.
 

Sintaxe for the parameter definition:

parameter_name val_1;value_2;...;val_n

Standard Parameters

• Position x;y

Defines the position x,y in the screen where the starter should be placed.
• IconDir dir

Directory where you store the icons. This is the place the starter searches the icons.

Example
 

IconDir /opt/icons Position 0;70

Sintaxe for the menu definition:

To start a menu definition type the command:
Menu id;description;icon;type
Where:
• id is the identifier for this menu
• description is the text description
• icon is the name of the icon file stored in IconDir
• type can be: IconsOnly, TextOnly or IconsAndText depending on what do you want do show in that menu. Text refers to the description


To end type:
End

In beetween you define the menu with the following commands:

Text text
Writes text in the list. Used as a header

Image image
Draw the image in the list. Used as a header

Separator
Writes a line separator

Program description;icon;command
A program entry. Description is the text describing the program (the name). Icon is the icon and command is the command to execute when the user starts the program.

SubMenu menu_id
Pops up the menu menu_id as defined by the id field.
 

Examples
 
 

Menu Main;Linux Power;apps-main.xpm;IconsAndText   Program Terminal;mini-term.xpm;xterm -sl 500   Program Editor;mini-edit.xpm;nedit    Program File Manager;mini-filemgr.xpm;fr   Program Manual;mini-book1.xpm;xman   Separator   SubMenu Office   SubMenu Graph   SubMenu Prog   SubMenu Internet   SubMenu DataBase   Separator   SubMenu Programming   Separator End

Menu Graph;Graphics;mini-graph.xpm;IconsOnly   Program ;XV.xpm;xv   Program ;wilbur.xpm;gimp   Program ;Paint.xpm;xpaint   Program ;pixmap.xpm;xbmbrowser End

Menu Data;Data Files;;TextOnly   Text QStart Data   Program .apps at HOME;;myeditor ~/.apps   Program .apps at /usr/local;;myeditor ~/.apps   Separator   Text SHELL   Program Bash Profile;;myeditor ~/.bash_profile   Separator   Text Fvwm2   Program Resource file;;myeditor ~/.fvwm2rc   Separator   Text    Personal   Program TODO List;;myedit ~/.todo.list   Program Telephones;;myeditor ~/.telephones.list   Program E-Mails;;myeditor ~/.email.list End

 

The MAIN menu.

You must define a Menu with the id=Main. This is the startup menu.