[chandler-users] start up help - Chandler on Ubuntu

[Matt Schafer]

Rocky,

You wrote:

> I could not find Chandler in the applications menu, and
> do not know how to get it to run or how to get it in the app menu or an icon
> on the desktop.

I didn't see any responses from the list, and I just now read your
message.  Unfortunately, right now, you'll need to add menu items and
launchers manually.  Here is how I did it on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy):

To add to Applications menu:
1.  Go to System -> Preferences -> Main Menu
2.  In the Menus box on the left, choose the menu you want to add it
to.  Probably makes the most sense to put it in Applications ->
Office.
3.  Click the New Item button on the right.
4.  In the Create Launcher dialog that pops up, fill in the following:
4a.  Type: Application
4b.  Name: Chandler
4c.  Command: chandler  (All lowercase.)
4d.  Comment: Manage notes, tasks and events (Or put whatever you like here.)
5.  If the Chandler icon does not automatically appear in the button
on the left (and you want one), click that button.  Then enter the
following in the address bar at the top:
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/chandler.svg
Click OK.
6.  Click OK.

I also added a launcher to the top panel, next to the System menu.
After you add to the menu, this one is easy.
A.  Right click an empty part of the top panel.  Choose Add to Panel.
B.  Select Application Launcher (not Custom Application Launcher).
C.  Click Forward
D.  Choose Chandler from the Office menu.
E.  Click Add.
F.  Right click the icon and choose Move to put it where you want it.

Hope this helps.

Mimi, it would be great if the pre-built Chandler .deb package added
the Application menu item in future builds.

Matt