

Right click the icon in the Launcher and select the option "Lock to Launcher" (below your new menu items).Clicking it should cause the GnuCash icon to appear in the launcher and the application will open your default accounts file. Double click the file in nautilus and if there are no typing errors, the file should take on the GnuCash icon.Gedit ~/.local/share/applications/gnucash_with_sktop You will have to edit it using a terminal or command prompt: [Note that now if you want to edit this file again, you won't be able to edit it using the file manager - Nautilus will give you no option other than just running it. When you are finished editing, save the file, and in the file manager right click the file and select Properties -> Permissions and choose "Allow executing file as program.".

(Just as in the first Exec= line, the gnucash command can include the path to the GnuCash binary if necessary.)
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In Exec= put the full path to the appropriate accounts file.

The Name= line contains the menu text you want to see when right clicking the launcher. Each shortcut group should have the same name as its item in the Shortcuts list. Below the X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts= line, edit the shortcut groups.You can have as many entries here as you like. (These names will NOT appear to the user.) The list must contain no spaces, and its items separated by semicolons. Edit the line that says X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts= to include an entry for each of your sets of GnuCash books.If GnuCash is not in a standard location on your system (such as if you compiled it yourself) then Exec= should start with a full path such as /usr/bin/gnucash or /home/user/bin/gnucash or wherever you put the compiled GnuCash binary. Just below the Comment lines, on the line that says Exec= put the full path to the accounts file that you want opened by default when you left click the launcher.Name=And This is the Text Yet Another Menu I Call Number ThreeĮxec=gnucash /full/path/to/project3/accounts.gnucash X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=File_One File_II File_3Įxec=gnucash /full/path/to/project1/accounts.gnucashĮxec=gnucash /full/path/to/project2/accounts.gnucash X-GNOME-FullName=GnuCash Finance Management Create a file ~/.local/share/applications/gnucash_with_sktopĪnd paste the following text into the file:Ĭomment=Manage your finances, accounts, and investmentsĬomment=Управлявайте финанси, сметки и инвестицииĬomment=Gestioneu les vostres finances, comptes i inversionsĬomment=Spravovat vaše finance, účty a investiceĬomment=Verwaltung der Finanzen von Privatanwendern und Kleinbetrieben.Ĭomment=Gestione sus finanzas, cuentas e inversionesĬomment=Kudeatu zure finantzak, kontuak eta inbertsioakĬomment=Gérez vos finances, vos comptes et vos investissementsĬomment=Igazgassa pénzügyeit, számláit és befektetéseitĬomment=Gestisce le proprie finanze, i conti e gli investimentiĬomment=Pārvaldiet savas finanses, kontus un investīcijasĬomment=Forvalt dine finanser, kontoer og investeringerĬomment=तपाईँको वित्तहरू, खाताहरू, र लगानीहरू प्रबन्ध गर्नुहोस्Ĭomment=Om uw financiën, rekeningen en investeringen te beherenĬomment=Zarządzaj swoimi finansami, kontami i inwestycjamiĬomment=Gerencie suas finanças, contas e investimentosĬomment=Administrează-ţi finanţele, conturile şi investiţiileĬomment=Управляйте своими финансами, счетами и инвестициямиĬomment=உங்களுடைய நிதிகள், கணக்குகள் மற்றும் முதலீடுகளை நிர்வகிக்கவும்Ĭomment=Керування вашими фінансами, рахунками та інвестиціямиĬomment=Quản lý tài chính, các tài khoản và vốn cố địnhĮxec=gnucash /full/path/to/default/accounts.gnucash.First remove GnuCash from the Launcher if it is there already by right-clicking the icon and choosing "Unlock from Launcher.".

If you compiled GnuCash yourself or installed it in a non-standard location you will also need to know the path to the GnuCash application. You will need to know the path to each of your GnuCash data files. (Using this method you can have multiple sets of GnuCash books open simultaneously, which you cannot do using the menu within GnuCash.) If you regularly open more than one set of GnuCash books you can add a useful right-click menu to the GnuCash icon in the Launcher to open each of your sets of books independently. For detailed information about creating and editing Launcher icons and menus, see the on the topic. Starting with Ubuntu 11.10, default Ubuntu installations include Unity, and its Launcher, which contains a set of icons for commonly-used applications.
