“Python Games” prompt has disappeared from menu

Question

I am what I would call an old hand with computers but totally new to the Raspberry Pi. I am using it to try to learn Python and for this purpose I have copied out a program from "Raspberry Pi for Dummies"

I have saved the game in the folder home/pi - this may or may not be relevant!

Now for some unknown reason the "Python Games" prompt has disappeared from the "Main Menu". Under "Games" I just get "Minecraft Pi".

For the avoidance of doubt, the folder "python_games" remains intact and I can run them by "double clicking" the appropriate PY file or by opening the code in "Thonny" and selecting "F5".

The machine is a Pi3 using LXPanel 0.9.3

Answer 1

Firstly check if the 'Python Games' entry 'Show' checkbox has become unchecked:

Select Application Menu, Preferences, Main Menu Editor.

Select the 'Games' entry on the left, if the 'Show' checkbox is unchecked, click the 'Show' checkbox and then click OK on the editor window.

If the 'Python Games' entry is missing:

Click the 'New Item' button

Enter the following:

• Name: Python Games
• Command: sh -c $HOME/python_games/launcher.sh
• Comment: Examples of games written in Python

Click OK, Click OK on Editor window (DO NOT PRESS CANCEL or CLOSE WINDOW as I believe there is a bug that will lose changes)

To set the icon:

Right click on Application Menu,Games,Python Games. Select Properties. Click on icon.

Scroll down and select 'Python', click OK, click OK on Properties window.

Done