Menu Entries and Icons are provided by a .desktop file stored at

The .desktop file must have the same base name as the application package. (e.g. the desktop file for homebank.tcz must be named homebank.desktop)

A deskop file must begin with

For the full specifications see http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/

These are added to the submenu “Applications”, which is empty by default. Entries are created automatically by the system at the time the extension is loaded. In order to have a menu entry the .desktop file needs, at the least, these two lines

followed, on the same line, by the name you want to appear in the menu, and

followed, on the same line, by the executable to be run when the item is clicked.

Icons are shown in the wbar, which can be positioned on any edge of the screen (bottom by default). In order to have an icon you will need the things mentioned above as well as

followed, on the same line, by the absolute path to the icon you want to be displayed.

Please note, that X-FullPathIcon= field is not part of the .desktop file provided by applications; it is TC specific and must be added by the extension creator.

The icon should be a 48×48 PNG, and the preferred location for storing icons is

For example icon for Opera10 defined as