Bug 706007

I tried adding a new item to the Programming menu. See below

[root@hoho6 ffcs]# alacarte

(gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

(gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

(gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

** (gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): WARNING **: The connection is closed

** (gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): WARNING **: The connection is closed

** (gnome-desktop-item-edit:7220): WARNING **: The connection is closed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Can't open directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Can't open directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Can't open directory

I restarted alacarte and then clicked on Programming item in the GUI

This is what appeared:

[root@hoho6 ffcs]# alacarte
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Can't open directory

Stepping through the directories, I see:

[user1@hoho6 site-packages]$ cd Alacarte
bash: cd: Alacarte: No such file or directory
[user1@hoho6 site-packages]$ pwd
/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages
[user1@hoho6 site-packages]$

It appears that some things are looked for in

    /usr/lib/python2.7
and other things in
    /usr/lib64/python2.7 

where they are not.

[user1@hoho6 Alacarte]$ pwd
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte
[user1@hoho6 Alacarte]$ 

util.py line 151 seems to be looking for an icon file.

Hmm, clicking on all other Alacarte menus does not provoke the above 'Can't open directory error message.

Perhaps there is something messed up in a directory from my previous attempt to insert a new item in the Programming Menu.

When I look at the screen Activities->Applications, I can see the application I added (FreeFem++-cs). In fact, it is shown 3x, once with an icon and 2x without an icon.  (Clicking on it does not bring up the application though)

If I right-click on the icon, I see 'New Window' and 'Add to Favorites'. At this stage, it would be handy to be able to 'Delete'.

These 3 application icons (one with icon, the other 2 without) have been added to the 'Other' category.

However, when I go into the Alacarte application and Main-Menu-> Other  I don't see those icons or applications.

OK, one of the icon-less icons of FreeFem++-cs in Activities->Applications does indeed work. The application pops up. The other clones of FreeFem++-cs point to an earlier version of FreeFem, which was deleted.

However, Alacarte does not show FreeFem++-cs in any of its menus

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