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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:14:04 -0700 |
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Fred Van Andel <fava@g.o> wrote: |
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> So how do I use this in an ebuild. |
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> Do I have to write customized versions of start_menu() etc for each |
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> ebuild or do I call the start_menu() etc functions from within |
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> src_install() or will they be called automatically using on some |
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> defined variables as parameters? |
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-as I understood it-, |
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each package that wishes to do so should provide an .desktop file |
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(which is freedesktop standard, and KDE and Gnome have each implemented |
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them) and then a rule system (written with one rule-parser for each |
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system. ie, one for black/open/flux - box, one for WindowMaker, one for |
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Waimea and so on. KDE and Gnome both have their own builtin and"just do |
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it" . theese rulemakers will then parse the desktop files(via a common |
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frontend to read the desktopfiles) and add entries to the menu at |
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rebuildtime. |
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A desktop file is basically a list (With translations) of the following |
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entries: |
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[Desktop Entry] |
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Name=Megalomaniac example |
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Exec=megalomaniac-exp --run |
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Icon=megalomaniac.png |
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Type=Application |
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Categories=Gentoo;Application;Development |
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With as many extra fields included as you wish. Theese all install into |
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a centralized place and is a standard commodity which can be parsed by |
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rulesets into the menu for, ex. Fluxbox .. |
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lanius, Svyatogor, correct me if I'm wrong or oversimplifying things |
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here? |
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//Spider |
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See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. |
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