Gnome Menu [Stable] 2.3.2
UUID: GnomeApplications@bownz , GnomePlaces@bownz, GnomeSystem@bownz
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Ever miss Ubuntu 10.10, or just Gnome2 in general?
Look no farther! You have found the perfect set of applets for Cinnamon!
This Applet set has the old "Applications", "Places", and "System" Menus from Gnome2, but Cinnamified!
Don't forget to rate with your opinion.
Applications Menu
Browse your Applications, in a Gnome2ish Style. The Gnome 2 look is still in progress though,
So stay tuned for the perfect Applications Menu!
(Don't forget, right click this menu, for "Edit Applications" where you can edit which Apps you want to show.)
Places Menu
Browse your folders and bookmarks! This applet looks great, and even has the "Recent Files" tab!
Make sure to test this out, you're bound to love it!
System Menu
Open your System Menu to find your "Administration" and "Preferences" apps, each in their own tab!
This is also a place for your quitting purposes, whether it's logging out, or actually quitting the system.
Upon clicking "Shut Down..." a Menu will pull up, with the options
"Suspend", "Hibernate", "Restart", "Cancel", and "Shut Down".
Unlike in the Cinnamon Menu's "shutdown" clicking these options will make the process happen instantly, with no waiting.
(This also includes a right click menu, which currently is "Gnome Menu Settings", and allows you to change
the sizes of the icons, in ALL 3 Applets)
Installation:
Changelog:
2.3.2- Added support for the new file manager in Linux Mint, however this required two branches of the applet now. Linux mint, and Ubuntu Versions.
2.3.1 - fixed a bug, that made the applications applet unusable.
2.3.0 - Edited the Places Applet, Added Devices, and added a option in "GnomeMenu Settings" in "system" to edit whether the bookmarks are a Submenumenuitem. Removed Tooltips, bugfix. REINSTALL the org.cinnamon.applets.GnomeMenu.gschema.xml - 5/2/12 (7:39AM -Eastern Time)
2.2.2 - Changed Applet icons, looks better when adding the applet - 4/29/12 (8:19PM -Eastern Time)
2.2.1 - Small Adjustments
2.2.0 - Added "Recent Items" to the Places Menu, Moved the icons to the left on ALL applets, but unfortunately had to remove the context menu "Edit Bookmarks" on the places Menu. Will fix soon. - 4/29/12 (02:14PM - Eastern Time)
2.1.3 - Bugfix ("3spacebug" in the Application Menu) - 4/29/12 (12:50AM -Eastern Time)
2.1.2 - Bugfix - 4/28/12 (7:35 PM)
2.1.1 - Bugfix with the Shutdown Menu
2.1.0 - Rewrote the shutdown menu and about cinnamon, now part of the applet file, looks better, and is themed by your cinnamon theme.
2.0.0 - One changelog. Recoded all python menu's. Added an option to edit SubMenu Icon size, thus you do need to REINSTALL the org.cinnamon.applets.GnomeMenu.gschema.xml . Bug fixes.
=====OLD CHANGELOG====
Applications Changelog:
2.0.1 Made it so the icons are that set in the System Menu.
2.0.0 Updated to latest Simplest Menu, as it seems closest to the old gnome menu.
1.0.1 Removed Icon causing "Applicati..." as label. Changed the Metadata Icon.
1.0.0 Initial Release.
Places Changelog:
1.0.3 Made it so the icons are that set in the System Menu.
1.0.2 Changed the icon position to the right, to match the System Menu.
1.0.1 Changed the Metadata Icon.
1.0.0 Initial release
System Changelog:
1.3.0 Fixed Shutdown Menu, and About Cinnamon. Rewritten in GTK.
1.2.1 Fixed permissions error for synaptic.
1.2.0 Edited the Icon settings. Must install the new Schema.
1.1.1 Added a contect (rightclick) menu that opens a menu that allows you to set all Gnome Menu icons.
1.1.0 Added Icons to all entries. Removed Mate-only entries.
1.0.1 Changed the Metadata Icon.
1.0.0 Initial release
Comment with feedback, and suggestions, Thanks
pretty good but how bout making the applications menu a bit more like this? https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/13/applications-menu/ i remember using that in gnome-shell and after a while i found it better than the gnome2 menu
Yes, thanks a lot, I was missing those menus a lot !! :-) This is so much more efficient and clutter-free than the Unity Dash or Gnome Shell menu... By the way, do you have any idea why there is a slight delay when clicking on the Applications menu ? It also happens with the official Mint menu by the way, but it's a bit annoying as the system feels less responsive :-) Thanks for you contributions.
Ah, I think I found a little issue with your applets. In gnome 2, it was possible to quickly select an item in the apps or places menus by clicking on the menu, and then, KEEPING THE BUTTON PRESSED, selecting one item within the menu and just releasing the button afterwards. With your applet, the menu doesn't open until you release the mouse button which takes a little more time and is a behaviour different from the former one. But maybe this is not due to your applet but to the way Cinnamon works. Cheers
Good job bownz, the similarish shell extension (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/13/applications-menu/) has a system tools entry which might give you some of the code needed to add it.
Thank you for the support. I will try to look into that bimsebasse. Thanks.
I think you should make the applications menu more like the shell extension. The Applications menu used now is more like a whittled down Mint Menu than a Gnome menu: http://linuxlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/centos-5-6-3.jpg
Excellent. Very good for the 2 applets!
bimsebasse, I don't know how I would get to do that?
Hi bownz, I big 'thank you' for this applet. I was missing the classic Gnome menu since unity was introduced. in fact I stayed with Mint 9 / Ubuntu 10.04 on all my systems mostly for that reason. Now I'm really looking forward to installing Linux Mint 13 with Cinnamon. I think this is the best desktop for me now. I like that there's the tendency for making most things configurable in Cinnamon - which one cannot say about Unity or Gnome Shell. The only thing missing in Cinnamon was the classical Gnome menu - until this day. So thanks a lot! Of course it would be great to have the menu with the third entry "System". But as you worte that on your "To Do" list I guess you're working on it. I'll be patient and I'm looking forward to see that realized. It seems as your applet will be my desktop central in future! Best ragards, Lucas
Hi Bownz, Thanks a lot for this applet, i think this is THE applet that was missing in cinnamon. I totally agree with Lucas above : lack of this menu is the only thing that makes me stay with Mint 9 LTS. And as you are into making the "System" menu also, you are going to make a lot gnome 2 users happy with Gnome 3 Cinnamon ! Thanks a lot for that and all your contributions.
very nice but i still want the applications menu to be like what you have done to the system menu
wait what?
the Pull down thing? I'm working on it, my next project.
i have to comment again....i love what you have done. 10 stars if i could give it. 11 if [see above]
yeah the pull down thing
Total 5-star. I shall try this when mint 13 comes out.
Awesome idea. How do I remove the logo from the Applications menu? The word applications has been abreviated to Applicati...
Dobbie- Fixed
icons on the right hmmmmmm. .. not too bad. but it should be consistent over all the 3 menus?!
Well, left It has a weird glitch. :\ Ill look into it.
With respect to the icons of the 3 menus, I prefer the left, so it was in Gnome2. And another thing is the size of these, the default size is 18px, but I most like about 24px. Maybe with dconf-Editor you can save the settings for the size of the icons of the categories, applications, system so that the user can use the size of icons to choose, manually editing the entries in dconf-Editor.
Well, just saying, the system Menu wont get the icons to go on the left and look nice. If you want to take a shot on it knock yourself out. Until then I'm trying. and then ill start on the px.
Hi, Just a suggestion (that's my opinion) : i would prefer to have slider menus (slides on the right like old gnome2 menu bar) instead of drop down menus. Seems more efficient as drop down menus would make the list go over screen when a lot of apps. Eventually i prefer the Applications than the System menu. Anyway this is a great improvement for cinnamon ! thanks a lot.
also : in system menu can you make one menu drop down at a time. When you click "preferences" and after "administration" you should make "preferences" menu tree to close.
Will do Marty, I have been debating it! :p thanks, doing it. :)
Very nice. My icons are way bigger than in the picture but thats ok atm. :)
Zyzz, theres an option in the System applet...?
Successful option to change the icon size, with the contextual menu. Generally this changes the size of all icons (eg 24px), but the sub-menus to differentiate from the rest you could specify a different icon size (eg 16px). This would generate a new option in the contextual menu, but take it only as an idea.
Some apps in system menu won't work. pb launching synaptic with apropriate rights, pb with logout and shutdown buttons... apps in Applications menu are ok. better language support is also needed. not a rant, just feedback. thx
pb with logout and shutdown? What do you mean?
Log out and shutdown work fine I believe? :O
no, nothing happens when clicking logout or shutdown. will try to list errors and make screenshots. using Mint 12 Lisa.
Have you updated everything?
yes everything is up to date. - Shutdown button : nothing happens. - Log out button : nothing happens. - Update manager : notification = "execution of /usr/bin/update-manager" failed. Command not found. - Software manager : notification = "execution of /usr/bin/software-center" failed. Command not found. (but launched anyway) - Synaptic : launching but "launching without Admin rights. You won't be able to apply modifications" ... Lauching these tools via Applications menu is ok.
Marty are you on linux mint 12, or a different distro?
Mint 12 "Lisa" fresh install. install via iso without MATE. Up to date.
The log out should Work. Rewrote a shutdown menu, that should work (written in GTK) :p uploading now. Tell me results.
Yeah ! thanks a lot. I will try this later as i am still in Mint 9 LTS at home. I use Mint 12 only at work. Concerning translations, how does it work ? does the menu use translations from gnome language pack or is there a standalone translation system. Because not all menu items are translated. I am french and i installed language pack and locales.
Since I'm new at this, I do not quite know how the language packs work.. :\ I'll look into it.
After a restart (new day ^^) the icons are now fine. And I found the settings. :D Thx again.
Can you add the changelog as a file to the zip or add a date. I don't know what version I have atm so I reinstall. :D
Is it correct that the schema was renamed (Classic to Gnome)? I can't set the icon size via right click on system applet anymore but as it fits I don't care too much. :) In the application applet the icons are pretty far away from the text except for the "Graphics" submenu. I like how it's with "Graphics" as the much space looks weird on all others. Applications is in english where as Places is in german (Orte). System is same in both languages. Cinnamon fault or bug in applet? :)
Oh the language stuff was already adressed. Sorry for the multiple posts. (Edit function would be cool. ^^)
I have no clue what you mean by the space in the applications menu, Mine looks like: http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/42 except "Applications". I do not know what the language packs include, so I cannot quite find the words to translate. And yes, the Schema was changed, and completely rewritten. thanks for the feedback though :P And I don't know why you can't set the icon size.
The spaces is fixed after I was moving the mouse into the right field. Weird but ok. But when I reopen the applet the spaces are there again and closes when I move in it again. Doesnt look pretty. Another thing I just noticed with the Applications applet. If I go to to lets say Preferences (low on left side) and then want to chose Adobe flash player (high on the right side) I cross the submenu above Preferences (Wine for me) thus switching to Wine. Bad thing I don't know how to fix as a delay would be annoying too. :( Maybe a very little delay would do it as the crossing doesn't take long. :) Thx for your work. :) (5 posts omg sry.)
Imagine like you have 3 "spaces" between the monitor icon and "Desktop sharing" on your screenshot. (I can't take a screenshot of the cinnamon panels or applets. Don't know why so I can't post a screenshot. :()
Well; you can edit the delay in cinnamon settings > "Panel". Choose a time that suits you. :) And I know what you're talking about, and I don't understand it either, In the process of figuring it out.
Oh cool thx. :)
Zyzz, After some troubleshooting it has come to my conclusion that the "3space" error only occurs in certain themes. For example the elementary theme does not exhibit this behavior. this could be a temporary fix.
Zyzz, fixed(:
Cool thx. :D
Hello again "bownz". I was now able to test your applets within an Ubuntu 12.04 live system. I have to say that your applets make me feel at home just as they are. But as it seems that this project is still developing I have some suggestions and questions: First of all it would be great if the applications menu would support several submenus just as the good old Gnome 2 menu. Also it is difficult to stay inside one submenu when trying to click the actual starters. I think it would be better to have a classical menu with an hierarchic folder structure. It should also show the submenus by a second column right of the main menu - as in Gnome 2. Additionally it should only switch to another submenu by clicking - not by hovering. One thought on the preferences which menu to take for the applications: I think it should be as near as possible at the original Gnome 2 menu. As you have choosen to build applications/places/systems up in seperat applets everyone could simply deactivate the application part and switch to the Cinnamon/Linux Mint menu for instance - just in case one doesn't like the classical Gnome 2 way... Another word on the system menu. I think it should also show "Preferences" and "Administration" in a secnd column right of itself. But I guess this new style showing submenus within the main menu is more a Cinnamon thing than a thing you have decided. And so I also do not know how much work it would be to change that - so just a suggestion. Finally I have a few problems to report: 1. applications menu editor does not refresh on my system - must always be opened again to see changes. 2. applications menu does not refresh until cinnamon restart. 3. entries in system menu are not all functional. I think in Gnome 2 these entries where generated by some source in the system (I don't actually know). In fact it always had new entries after installing new system-tools via Synaptic and it did not contain entries for tools that are not installed. I don't know if this can be reached in current Ubuntu/LinuxMInt versions - I mean if there still is that mystic source where system tools are listed... Now I've written many things and this could lead into much work for you if you're actually going to do some of those things. But I really want to say thanks again as your applets are already a pleasure to have as they are now. And if I could help you in any way let me know (perhaps translating or something...)
Translating would help, as I'm not familiar with the whole "Translating" Idea. Another help is if by some chance you could look into that "mystic code" you speak of, I am, but am having no luck. Feel free to email me at bendloveless@gmail.com
Just registered, so I can post here and say how greatful I am for this. I really missed the classic Gnome menu.
This is amazing, @bownz. Like, seriously awesome. A-P-S is probably the most efficient menu system I've ever used, and it's great to have it back. I believe the mystic code you speak of is somewhere in org.freedesktop.menu. (a schema in /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas) I think. But, seriously, awesome job. Is it possible, though, to have the Applications menu drop down? It's not really that much of a bother, though it'd be neat.
LazDude2012, thanks for the feedback, and I'm currently in the process of not making it drop down, but when you open it, the categories will be listed, but when you're hovering the category you'll get the applications on the right as displayed currently. However, if what everyone wants is the drop down menu, I shall work on that. And I am already looking into that schema. Thanks.
gatos, thanks for the feedback, means a lot. The feedback is what keeps this project going.
Hmm I updated yesterday and waited for a restart so sry for the late feedback. The 3 spaces problem still exists for me but it's not a big problem for me. I have the standard Cinnamon Theme with with Adwaita windows, Adwaita mousecurser, Mint-X symboltheme, Mint-Z GTK theme. The translation is again no big problem but since I said it last time and the patch the last day (or 2?) "Places" is now in english too. So maybe the change you did may help figuring out what causes it. :) (These comments really could use a date system. :() Keep up the good work. :D
I shall reupload it Zyzz. My current on no matter what theme I'm on it doesn't do that, unless it's invoked by installing a new application via softwaremanager, which is simply fixed by a cinnamon restart. :) And I don't quite recall anything, I did nothing to change the translations. I shall work on it.
Just so everyone knows, I have found a big step. the const is GMenu that allows it!
Another question, would you guys want documents-All bookmarks to be in a dropdown menu like on mate?
Um, I actually like it as it is, it's pretty awesome. The Applications menu is the only one that's bugging me at all, but it's not anything more serious than my OCD and love of the A-P-S system. Heck, I even happen to like Unity. I just like Cinnamon better. And with this, my,my. It's better than MATE. Yeah. Also, the threespace thing doesn't always happen. It used to happen with me, but if you try switching screen resolutions, or installing the proprietary graphics drivers, that works well too. It's awesome to see Cinnamon taking shape, and becoming as vibrant and almost as customizable as GNOME 2 used to be.
Added your brilliant work to the Cinnamon Extras PPA, bowns. One suggestion: remove tooltips, they just get in the way - when I hover over "System", a tooltip popup saying "System" is sorta unnecessary :o)
And: the Gnome Menu Settings popup has "Alt+F4" where it should say "Alt+F2"
Thanks. Both suggestions have been done for a little on my system. Just haven't uploaded.
The 3 spaces is gone for me. Alt+F2 + r is not as good as a real restart I guess. :D
Nice work! However, I DO have one pretty serious problem: The Gnome-Like-Places applet crashes the compositor. As soon as I activate it, I love the panel(s), and usually my desktop icons. If I have any desktop icons, and click one, it renders the window with no buttons, and then semi-freezes, meaning I can move the mouse around, but nothing responds to being clicked. I have to ctrl+alt+backspace, and enter a different DE, open Cinnamon Settings, and disable Places to be able to use the desktop. The Applications and System menus have worked flawlessly, however. Not quite sure what's causing Places to misbehave so badly.
RavenFB, What's your Distro?
Just installed the menu in Ubuntu 12.04. When I finished the installation and enabled the Applications applet everything froze, and when it came back the windows buttons (close, mininize, etc) disappeared. I mean, the windo decoartion, in the default mint theme, went black and the buttons (they still work, just don't appear anymore). I tried to change the theme, using ambience right now, en the buttons/windows decoration remain black. Also when I try to acces the Update Manager in System, e erro message appears, saying that mintupdatex failed. In the mint default menu the Update Manager works fine. Besides that, is good to have the old menu back. Good work! =D
idk why it does that:/
hello. i think there is a bug in this applet, when i translate th "label" in the applet.js file to arabic as example i see something like that: http://img04.arabsh.com/uploads/image/2012/05/24/0e34464a66fa0d.png any fix? thx.
hmmm, i cant get this to work in maya. it just crashes the desktop. the same happens with some other applets
@Hanny , I think thats a cinnamon error itself. @billynick, just installed Maya, looking into it.
@Billynick. works fine for me, Question, did you install it like instructed? read the readme, and follow the directions.
@bownz, ur entirely correct. i forgot all about the xml file and all that, i just copied from my lisa backup. got it all working now, thanks :)
No problem. I do not plan to update this anytime SOON SOOn.
Hi, everybody, this menu is awesome and works fine! Really very good work, congratulations bownz! I have one question, is have a way to remove or change last two elements from "Applications" menu? I mean "Preferences" and "Administration". The reason is, because they are untranslatable. They are untranslatable and in the mint menu too.... Here is my pot file, if someone want to translate on your own language: http://clck.ru/d/74OjEfar1BDfH
Like all the applets you have created bownz. Getting the best of both Cinnamon and Gnome2. Would really eagerly appreciate if you can make the Applications menu look exactly like the OLD GNOME menu with the complete sub-menu hieararchy. Have a look at the classicmenu-indicator (by googling) and see if you can mimic the applications menu similarly. Good job on these really useful utilities mate.
Hi, I've found a little issue which just gets me fooled from time to time: When clicking on my home folder in your places menu nautilus opens my home folder without gathering focus. So when then trying to search a file by typing or trying to show hidden files by CTRL + H nothing happens - in fact the keystrokes go to the still focused window of my browser for instance - which can do silly things ;) I've found that this does not happen when clicking on one of my bookmarks in your applet - when opening pictures folder for example the file manager is opened and takes focus so that one can type immediately. Additionally the bookmarks are opened in the selected file manager - whichever is set up in the system while the home folder link always chooses nautilus...
I've just installed this and it looks good! I've tried to absorb all the comments before posting. I think someone has already mentioned, and I'm sure you are aware that unlike the Applications menu, the Places and System menus expect you to click again for sub-menus - which is less than ideal. I found it a bit off putting having to go into the terminal twice as different users to install this - unlike another one which I have just installed which just required me to extract then run an install program. It was just about within my ability, but I'm sure it would put many users off - don't forget that despite your modesty you are an expert! Perhaps an installation script would help. You may be interested to know that I am an ex-Ubuntu user (like many I am ex- because of Unity!). I tried Mint/MATE next because of its old-style Gnome-2 menus but couldn't get it to work and there doesn't seem to be much support for it, so I am now using Mint/Cinnamon. That plus your menus effectively make MATE redundant IMHO.
I would love a search box, because I usually press meta-key (windows key) and I start typing what app I need instead of searching it with the mouse.
Hello! First of all thank you so much for your wonderful applet, you gave back Gnome 2 to us. I have a question please: I have installed your applications,places and system applets and they are working perfectly, but if you probably know I have the options: Preferences and administration on both of my applications applet and system applet, Is there anyway to remove Preferences and administration under my applications applet? when I right click on the applets and edit applications opens, there is no option to disable or remove preferences and administration from there! I think there is a much easier way to do that but unfortunetly I'm not very good to work with configurations files. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
I hope you dont mind, but I changed the places app to work with nemo, If you want me to take this down i will. replace the places applet.js in ~/.local/shared/cinnamon/applets/GnomePlaces@bownz/ with https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2_1YgN7e502WVRoN21wcVV1MW8/edit (you can click on file-download btw) Hope this helps
bennisixx, Thank you for this. I have been VERY unactive as my laptop is now not with me. If I get it returned I shall start working again. Thanks for doing what I have not. I shall update my applet. Thanks.
Do you plan on porting this to archlinux also ? I would be really interested
What if I use fedora?
Great applet! Only minor complaints (probably already listed by some other users): I'd want the selection not to be stuck on one menu, if I click on places and then move my mouse out of it, towards places, the places submenu should open; other thing, I'd really like an application menu like the old Gnome's one, meaning that the submenu for each category opens sideways only if I hover over that category name, and not having the sidepanel always present and open. Don't know if that's possible. Amazing work, anyway!
I've been getting very nostalgic lately, so I installed both Mint 11 and Ubuntu 11.04 to use real Gnome 2 again. I have to say, coming back I really miss the Gnome 2 menus. These are a big help. The only problem I have is the Applications menu - I like the way the original Gnome 2 menu is designed better, or even how the Gnome Shell Extension is (that would probably go better with the rest of the applet).
Hi bownz, great applets! Thank you!!! Just two things in Linux Mint part which might be useful. 1) In PIaces, when I open a bookmark, the applet starts Nautilus instead of Nemo. "Home", "Networks" work with Nemo. 2) in Places, "const COLLAPSE_BOOKMARKS = false;", but Bookmarks are still collapsed (even after alt+f2, r, enter)
ok, the second is easy: replace line 256 "if (this.collapsable_bookmarks) {" with "if (COLLAPSE_BOOKMARKS) {" :)
Very cool, thanks. I'd like to see an icon in front of Applications, however. Ideally my own, but I'll settle for the one that is shown with the default Cinnamon menu. PLEASE change the Applications applet so that there is only 1 column, and you'll either open the (sub)menus by clicking on things or, even better, by hovering the mouse cursor over them.
"cherep ok, the second is easy: replace line 256 "if (this.collapsable_bookmarks) {" with "if (COLLAPSE_BOOKMARKS) {" :)" Useful tip Cherep! There is something odd here though, every time I change anything it ******* up the desktop - no panels and no window decorations. To fix it, it is necessary to remove and install compiz. Why is it necessary to run that script as the Shutdown one doesn't need one?
Still kept getting problems until I removed Compiz. I don't even know where it came from as I didn't install it!
The window decorations and panel still disappears. Now I have removed these applets there are no more problems. A pity as they are just what I want for Cinnamon.
Thanks for this great applet! For me this works much better than the terrible standard menu :) It would be fantastic if this menu could be implemented as a standard applet.
The latest Cimmon update seems to have messed up the System menu. Cinnamon says it's installed, but it does not show. :( (Ubuntu 12.10).
The System menu can be fixed by changing applet.js line 11 (located in ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/GnomeSystem@bownz) from "const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;" to "const PanelMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;"