Where is the cinnamenu Favorites folder

[majpooper]

I am writing an install bash script that will add a Shutdown and Restart buttons to Favorites in the Cinnamenu (I know a Quit button already exists that then gives these choices) It's a minor change but it is something I want to do. The problem I am finding is I can not figure out where the Favorites folder is located.

script so far

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COMMANDS=(
	"launcher_name='RESTART'"
	"launcher_icon="'#$HOME/.icons/reboot.png'"
	"launcher_command="'#$HOME/reboot.sh'"
	"favorites_folder='$HOME/{path to Favorites folder}'"
	"desktop_file='$favorites_folder/${RESTART}.desktop'"

I have be toying with a second approach of re-purposing the Quit and Logout button to a "Shutdown" and "Restart" buttons but that has been problematic as well and I would prefer the first approach.

The Shutdown works using the

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cinnamon-session-quit --power-off

command but the Restart does not with the

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cinnamon-session-quit --reboot

command

More info:
executing the Shutdown command adds this line to

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$HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js

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() => {
                        Util.spawnCommandLine('/home/majpooper/poweroff.sh');
                        this.appThis.menu.close();

But this line is not added when the Restart command is executed - I can add it manually with the path to the reboot.sh script and it works but the script when executing the Restart command does not. Also the system thinks both commands are executed successfully.


Here is that script

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#!/bin/bash

# Set log file path
LOG_FILE="/home/${USER}/install.log"

# Source log.sh file
source "$(dirname "$0")/log.sh"

# Set script name and log the start message
set_name

# change tooltips for Shutdown and change Log-out to Restart button
COMMANDS=(
    "sed -i \"s/_('Quit')/'Shutdown'/\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i \"s/_('Shutdown the computer')/''/\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i \"s#cinnamon-session-quit --power-off#$HOME/poweroff.sh#\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i \"s/_('Logout')/'Restart'/\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i \"s/_('Leave the session')/''/\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i \"s#cinnamon-session-quit --reboot#$HOME/reboot.sh#\" $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
    "sed -i '263,283d' $HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/Cinnamenu@json/5.8/sidebar.js"
)

# Execute commands with logging and error handling
exec_cmd "${COMMANDS[@]}"

# Exit with successful message
exit_msg

exit 0

[Shiva]

Hello,
The answer is simple : there is none.
The favorite-apps is a string value in dconf /org/cinnamon. You can read it with :

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dconf read /org/cinnamon/favorite-apps

As you'll notice, every item is a .desktop file. To put a script in the favorite-apps, the safe method is :
- create a .desktop file pointing to your script from the LM Menu right-click configure. Choose in the left panel the category you want to add an item to and in the right panel add a new element with a decent name pointing to your script.
- check it (run it).
- if it's OK, drag the desktop element you just created in the favorite-apps panel.

You may want to save your current favorite-apps first by redirecting the dconf read command to a file to able to restore it with a dconf write if things do not work as you expect..