Empty app list in Mint Menu applet [SOLVED]

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Empty app list in Mint Menu applet [SOLVED]

Post by Zdzichu »

Hi,
this is my first post - and I hope - in proper category.

I'm Windows power user but new in Linux world (but still, I have some basics ;)). I installed Linux Mint 17 64bit without codecs version with Cinnamon. I setuped whole environment for my taste and what can I say, first time in my life I like looking at my desktop lol. And before I make hdd image I decided to change a little menu items in default Mint menu applet... I didn't expect that I regret this decision. ;p

So, first I choose backup (*.json). Then I start to reorganizing menu items. When I spotted than some items starting multiplicating... or disappearing... I choose to restoring this settings from backup. Nothing happen. So next, I decided to choose option restoring setting to default values. Effect of this is disappearing all app list! Please, help me restore it/recreate it! I have Mint 17 in my laptop where all works ok but I cannot find place where this menu config is.

Maybe it's buggy as hell or maybe other applets cause this behaviour, I don't know. I using:
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/49
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/106
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/142
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/161

PS: Sorry for my English, it's not my native language and still I'm learning it.
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet

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Zdzichu wrote:Maybe it's buggy as hell
That is the answer. Actually, it is the editor that is flaky, not the menu.
Zdzichu wrote: or maybe other applets cause this behaviour,
No.

I used to try to edit and reconfigure the Cinnamon Menu, but it is a waste of time.
You can edit the menu to uncheck the duplicate items that you don't want. That edit function works, at least.

I believe these commands will fix the menu.

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install mint-meta-cinnamon
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet

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Thanks for answer. Unfortunately nothing changed, still I have empty menu.

It will only replace playmouth splash to default and installed before deleted by me pkgs. But actually this change is ok, I didn't read before which packages are uninstall while deleting cowsay (to be honest, why on earth terminal talking cow is related to boot splash? ;p).

If I know where this config is, I could transplant to desktop from laptop. But I cannot find it. I checked whole "~/.config", "~/local", "~/.cinnamon" but nothing which has menu items. Only file similar to this from "backup" json:

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{
    "menu-icon-custom": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": "false", 
        "description": "Use a custom icon", 
        "tooltip": "Unchecking this allows the theme to set the icon", 
        "value": "false"
    }, 
    "menu-icon": {
        "type": "iconfilechooser", 
        "default": "/usr/share/cinnamon/theme/menu.svg", 
        "description": "Icon", 
        "tooltip": "Select an icon to show in the panel.", 
        "dependency": "menu-icon-custom", 
        "indent": "true", 
        "value": "/usr/share/cinnamon/theme/menu.svg"
    }, 
    "menu-label": {
        "type": "entry", 
        "default": "Menu", 
        "description": "Text", 
        "tooltip": "Enter custom text to show in the panel.", 
        "value": ""
    }, 
    "show-recent": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": true, 
        "description": "Show recent files", 
        "tooltip": "Choose whether or not to show a recent file list in the menu.", 
        "value": true
    }, 
    "show-places": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": true, 
        "description": "Show bookmarks and places", 
        "tooltip": "Choose whether or not to show bookmarks and places in the menu.", 
        "value": true
    }, 
    "enable-autoscroll": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": true, 
        "description": "Enable autoscrolling in application list", 
        "tooltip": "Choose whether or not to enable smooth autoscrolling in the application list.", 
        "value": true
    }, 
    "search-filesystem": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": false, 
        "description": "Enable filesystem path entry in search box", 
        "tooltip": "Allows path entry in the menu search box.", 
        "value": false
    }, 
    "activate-on-hover": {
        "type": "checkbox", 
        "default": false, 
        "description": "Open the menu when I move my mouse over it", 
        "tooltip": "Enable opening the menu when the mouse enters the applet", 
        "value": false
    }, 
    "hover-delay": {
        "type": "spinbutton", 
        "default": 0, 
        "min": 0, 
        "max": 1000, 
        "step": 50, 
        "units": "milliseconds", 
        "description": "Menu hover delay:", 
        "tooltip": "Delay between switching categories", 
        "value": 0
    }, 
    "menu-editor-button": {
        "type": "button", 
        "description": "Open the menu editor", 
        "callback": "_launch_editor", 
        "tooltip": "Press this button to customize your menu entries."
    }, 
    "__md5__": "6fe7687038f2d294fdedc5ed1700147e"
}
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet

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If you want to try to edit it manually, the file is
/home/yourusername/.config/menus/cinnamon-applications.menu
You could boot the live Mint DVD, and copy that file.
/home/mint/.config/menus/cinnamon-applications.menu
- but that will include only the default apps.

As a workaround, in your file manager open /usr/share/applications and bookmark it. That will give you ready access to program launchers until you get the menu fixed.
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet

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Thanks for help. I was must blind. Indeed, this file containing config items for this menu. My broken menu file was... 0b. When I replace it by default one, all apps are immediately show up. There's only missing shortcuts added by hand but it's not a problem, I have backup of them.

So, problem solved. Thanks again for help.
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet

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I am glad you got it worked out !
Please go to your first post, click EDIT, and add [SOLVED] to the title.
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Re: Empty app list in Mint Menu applet [SOLVED]

Post by Zdzichu »

Done.

I also tracked what cause this problem:
1. Editing existing groups or added new one.
2. Moving items.
3. Unchecking ;) Sub items (i.e Wine > Accessory > notepad.exe)
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