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Asked: 2016-01-04 05:09:41 +0800 CST

How to add a new drop down menu in top panel in Ubuntu 15.10

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I googled but couldn't find anything.

Specifically I would like to add a new drop down menu with shell scripts as menu items.

If adding a new drop down menu is not possible, how to add shell scripts in top menu, so that it executes on click.

Thanks!

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  1. I think what you would like to do would involve creating an Appindicator. This can be done in python or in C. An example can be found here: http://conjurecode.com/create-indicator-applet-for-ubuntu-unity-with-python/

    In order to run a shell script, you would need to use the subprocess module in python. In order to start using the appindicator module in python you would need to install the package python-appindicator by running sudo apt-get install python-appindicator:

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