# Tint2 panel and launcher\_apps\_dir

**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/tint2-panel-and-launcher-apps-dir/356
**Category:** Tint2 Panels
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/tint2-panel-and-launcher-apps-dir/356 "2021-01-29T12:11:15Z")
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### Author: ![napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/napcok/32/410_2.png) [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/tint2-panel-and-launcher-apps-dir/356/1 "2021-01-29T12:11:15Z")

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Recently I discovered an interesting option in the tint2 configuration files.  
_I can’t believe I did not spotted it earlier - using tint2 so many years 😉_

`launcher_apps_dir = path_to_directory` : Specifies a path to a directory from which the launcher is loading all .desktop files (all subdirectories are explored recursively). Can be used multiple times. The path may begin with ~, which is expanded to the path of the user’s home directory.

Thiss will allow us to have own favorites applications launchers the same - no matter which tint2 config we use.

So I updated all tint2 config shipped with Mabox.

You can copy new default tint2 configs into your `~/.config/tint2/` by command:

```auto
mb-reset tint2

```

Create directory for desktop files:

```auto
mkdir ~/.config/tint2/launcherapps

```

And add your favorite launchers by simply copy desktop files into `~/.config/tint2/launcherapps/`  
For example:

```auto
cp /usr/share/applications/{gimp,geany,blender}.desktop ~/.config/tint2/launcherapps/

```

Tell tint to reload its config:

```auto
killall -SIGUSR1 tint2

```

Now when you select other tint2 config file - your favorite apps launchers should be in place 🙂

 ![tint2_launcher_apps_dir](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/1X/aa03715c8fcedd8606e8afaafe8f48f957653c73.jpeg)

If you want to change the order of the icons in the panel - you can just rename the desktop files - they are sorted alphabetically.

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### Author: ![OlivierWierda](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/olivierwierda/32/353_2.png) [@OlivierWierda](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/OlivierWierda)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/tint2-panel-and-launcher-apps-dir/356/2 "2021-01-29T14:51:32Z")

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Amazing! That’s fantastic, as this was something I was struggling with then sharing my tint2 config. 🥳