Okay, I've found
an easy way to edit XFCE's main menu using a little app called
LXMenuEditor (LXME). It works just fine with XFCE's menu too!
Unfortunately, LXME (
homepage here) isn't in Mint's official software selection, so you'll need to download and install it yourself. This is
not hard! Rather than assuming anything about your experience level (a common problem on these forums, ahem), I'll explain how, step-by-step:
1. Go to
this Sourceforge page and download the latest version of LXME.
2. Right-click the file you downloaded; then in the pop-up menu that appears, click "Extract Here". This creates a new folder called
lxmed.
3. Right-click the
lxmed folder; then in the pop-up menu, click Open Terminal Here. A terminal window appears.
4. Click the terminal window to select it; then type:
chmod +x install.sh
...and press Enter, then enter your password when you're asked for it. (In case you're interested, this step creates the installation script.)
5. When the command prompt returns, type:
sudo ./install.sh
...and press Enter to install LXME.
When the message
Installation successfully completed appears, LXME has been installed. But don't close that terminal window—you can now run LXME by typing this, then pressing Enter:
lxmed
LXME is quite clear and should be easy to understand.
Now, how about using LXME to add a shortcut to
itself to your menu, so you can run it right from there?:
1. In LXME's list of your menu's folders, select the folder where you want to put your LXME shortcut. (I selected Accessories, but it's your choice.)
2. Click the
New Item button. A dialog box appears.
3. In the
Name box, type the name you want for your shortcut. I called mine:
LXMenuEditor (edit main menu)
4. In the
Command box, type:
lxmed
5. If you want an icon for your shortcut, click the
Browse button next to the
Icon box; then in the file window that appears, look through the folders containing available icons. I used this one:
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/mdm-xnest.pngeas
...but it's up to you. (Your shortcut doesn't need an icon; it's optional.)
6. Click
OK, and a shortcut to LXME is added to your menu.
You can now delete the installation file (
lxmed ... gz) you downloaded, and the
lxmed folder you extracted from it.
Cheers, Ander