XFCE "multilevel" menu and "ActionGame" subcategory

[Alexander Toresson]

On 10/12/06, Michael Verret <axxium.zenlnx at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> System Information:
> OS: Zenwalk Gnu/Linux version 3.0
> XFCE version: xfce-4.3.99.1
> GCC version: gcc-3.4.6
> Glibc version: glibc-2.3.6
> Linux Kernel: kernel-2.6.17.11
>
> Research taken:
> /etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml
> /etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/xfce-registered-categories.xml
>  freedesktop.org "Desktop Entry Specifications Version 0.9.6
>
>
> Problem:
> I have edited line number 80 of the file /etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml
> to enable the "multilevel" autogenerated system menu feature.
>
> In greater detail, I have edited the line:
>
>        <include type="system" style="simple" unique="true"/>
>
> to read:
>
>        <include type="system" style="multilevel" unique="true"/>
>
> This works beautifully and as expected except for one menu category,
> "ActionGames".  this is very important to me and the community as I
> maintain and develop Zenwalk Linux's gaming website/community at
> tuxgames.net
>
> To attempt to solve the problem before requesting help, I have rebuilt
> several game packages assuring that the *.desktop files are built in
> accordance with the latest freedesktop.org "Desktop Entry
> Specifications Version 0.9.6",
> http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-1.0.html, which
> lists the following available game sub-categories:
>
> ActionGame
> AdventureGame
> ArcadeGame
> BoardGame
> BlocksGame
> CardGame
> KidsGame
> LogicGame
> RolePlaying
> Simulation
> SportsGame
> StrategyGame
>
> I have also read the XFCE file
> "/etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/xfce-registered-categories.xml" which
> lists the optional categories relevant to
>
> the "multilevel" menu style.
>
> Here is an example of a desktop file I have built for the BZFlag game package:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Encoding=UTF-8
> Name=BZFlag
> Comment=A free multiplayer 3D tank battle game
> TryExec=bzflag
> Exec=bzflag
> Terminal=false
> Type=Application
> Categories=Game;ActionGame;
> Icon=bzflag.png
>
> Several packages fall into the "ActionGame" category but for a reason
> unbeknownst to me, this one category is not visible and the games
> menus are placed in the main "Game" menu category. Other categories
> such as "KidsGame" and "CardGame" work as expected.
>
> I assure you I have done as much research as I could to resolve this
> on my own before asking here.
>
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
>

Afaik, last time you asked this, the maintainer of xfdesktop answered
"I don't support the multilevel menu feature.".

Sorry, but I don't think that repeating this question will get you
much more help...

Regards, Alexander Toresson