mintMenu - missing Applications

[unicum]

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test@mojito ~ % cat /etc/issue
Linux Mint 9 Isadora - Xfce 64-bit \n \l%

test@mojito ~ % mintmenu
Opacity is: 100
Setting opacity to: 1.0
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py:106: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py:108: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.enable()
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py:473: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip( widget, tip, tipPrivate )
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py:385: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.disable()
Binding to Hot Key: <Control>Super_L

** (mintMenu.py:2141): WARNING **: Binding '<Control>Super_L' failed!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py", line 1263, in updateBoxes
    newCategoryList = self.buildCategoryList()
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py", line 1413, in buildCategoryList
    for child in menu.directory.get_contents():
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_contents'

I did install xfce4-xfapplet-plugin as well and got it in the menuBar.. but it looks like this:

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also: "Menu > Quit" doesn't answer (all other "links" work) & "right-click Menu > Edit Menu" doesn't answer (all other "links" work here, too)
any ideas?

Oh and yes, this is in a VBox, but doesn't matter - very same setup, very same output on a "true install".

[unicum]

Now, interesting enough, when i install gnome-panel, run it and add the mintMenu there, it works perfectly fine. also "right-click Menu > Edit Menu" works here, so I'm guessing it's some problem in the config linkings... :/

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[unicum]

Running gnome-panel from the console pointed me to the right files, so here it is:

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vim .linuxmint/mintMenu/applications.menu

and fill in the following

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<!DOCTYPE Menu
  PUBLIC '-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN'
  'http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd'>
<Menu>
        <Name>Applications</Name>
        <MergeFile type="parent">/etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>

and

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 vim .linuxmint/mintMenu/settings.menu

and fill with

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<!DOCTYPE Menu
  PUBLIC '-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN'
  'http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd'>
<Menu>
        <Name>Desktop</Name>
        <MergeFile type="parent">/etc/xdg/menus/settings.menu</MergeFile>
</Menu>

reload the plugin and as you can see it works:

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mintMenu also gets updated nicely on a new install, so that's fine.

For "Places":

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sudo vim /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py

and do

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:%s/nautilus/Thunar/g

For "right-click Menu > Edit Menu":

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sudo aptitude install alacarte

For "Logout" and "Quit"

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sudo vim /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/system_management.py

and replace

gnome-session-save --logout-dialog

with

xfce4-session-logout --logout

as well as

gnome-session-save --shutdown-dialog

with

xfce4-session-logout

and then reboot the box -- mintMenu should now be running just fine.