Example Menu File

          <!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
          "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd">

          <Menu>
            <Name>Applications</Name>
            <Directory>Applications.directory</Directory>
  
            <-- Search the default locations -->
            <DefaultAppDirs/>
            <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>
          
            <-- Merge third-party submenus -->
            <MergeDir>applications-merged</MergeDir>

            <-- Merge legacy hierarchy -->
            <LegacyDir>/usr/share/applnk</LegacyDir>

            <-- Define default layout -->
            <DefaultLayout>
              <Merge type="menus"/>
              <Merge type="files"/>
              <Separator/>
              <Menuname>More</Menuname>
            </DefaultLayout>

            <-- some random moves, maybe to clean up legacy dirs, 
                   maybe from menu editing -->
            <Move>
              <Old>Foo</Old>
              <New>Bar</New>
              <Old>Foo2</Old>
              <New>Bar2</New>
            </Move>          

            <-- A preferences submenu, kept in a separate file 
                   so it can also be used standalone -->
            <Menu>
              <Name>Preferences</Name>
              <Directory>Preferences.directory</Directory>
              <MergeFile>preferences.menu</MergeFile>
            </Menu>

            <-- An Office submenu, specified inline -->
            <Menu>
              <Name>Office</Name>
              <Directory>Office.directory</Directory>
              <Include>
                <Category>Office</Category>
              </Include>
              <Exclude>
                <Filename>foo.desktop</Filename>
              </Exclude>
            </Menu>
             
          </Menu>