I'm using Kali Linux, and in the top left corner of my screen there's an Applications menu, with items like this:
01 - Info... 02 - Vul... 03 - We... How can I enlarge the menu, so that the entire folder names would fit?
I've found the file containing all the menu items (/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/kali-applications.menu), but there seems to be no way to edit the width, or preferably make it auto-fit.
I had a similar issue in Kali Linux and found the solution here:
https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?33063-Application-Menu-Width-Issues
The author expressed his suspicion that there must be a better solution but it worked for me like a charm. No more guessing what the menu item does!
The essence of the answer is here:
Edit this file (may require root privilege):
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/extension.js Look for...
this.categoriesBox.box.width = 300; (just search for 300)
...and replace it with:
this.mainBox.box.width = 950; this.categoriesBox.box.width = 500; Save, logout, and log back in. Should be much better.
If not, play around with those numbers. Main box is the width of the entire menu; categories box is obviously the size of the categories box within the main box.
