I searched the forums briefly for a thread that would answer my question, but I've found nothing useful. If this post overlaps another question, please forgive me. That said, here's my issue:

I just installed Matlab from an installation DVD. After the install, I right clicked the Launcher Icon and selected "Edit Applications...". I successfully added an item under Science & Math that launches Matlab for me. The trouble is, I can't figure out how to add an icon for the Matlab launcher that I created.

I read through the all the guides I could find for both Matlab and KDE 4.x, but nothing provides a guide for adding a custom icon to an item in Launcher menu. Can anyone offer a solution?

BTW, I'm running Kubuntu 11.04 64-bit with KDE 4.6.2.

In the KDE Menu Editor, simply select an item (Matlab) and click on the icon or the empty space (next to Name: and Description:) where there should be an icon.

I agree that it's not very obvious, would probably be better if it looked like a button, similar to the Properties dialog in Dolphin. I may try to send a patch that fixes it if I get KDE trunk (or is it master now?) running.

Wow, I can't believe I missed that. I actually wasn't sure where I should click until I compared my custom entry with a non-custom one.

I think you're right, having something that acts as a placeholder in that area would likely make that easier to find. Thanks for your quick reply and for your help!

You're welcome, please mark the topic as solved if you're satisfied with the answer.

Hans wrote:I agree that it's not very obvious, would probably be better if it looked like a button, similar to the Properties dialog in Dolphin. I may try to send a patch that fixes it if I get KDE trunk (or is it master now?) running.

A bit late, but it's been fixed now.