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From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>
To: Alexander Gretencord <arutha@×××.de>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Status of GLEP 16
Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 13:52:54
Message-Id: 1083505968.518.11.camel@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Status of GLEP 16 by Alexander Gretencord
1 On Sun, 2004-05-02 at 08:43, Alexander Gretencord wrote:
2 > On Saturday 01 May 2004 16:10, Brandon Hale wrote:
3 > > > * domenu[12_] has to be included in portage to be used by the ebuilds to
4 > > > install a desktop entry
5 > > Also, from further discussions with foser on the topic, I get the impression
6 > > that the idea is to throw the current ability to edit the menu to my taste
7 > > out the window and go for a menu generated completely by .desktop items.
8 >
9 > If this is really the case I'm all against the proposal. Easily generated
10 > menus desktop icons or whatever is great for Joe Average or else he won't
11 > find the apps but this MUST NOT (see RFC2119) make it impossible for me to
12 > edit my menus the way I want.
13 >
14 > Also does a Desktop Entry really mean desktop or menu or both? I like my
15 > desktop to be clean (no icons on it at all, except those the stupid WM always
16 > puts back and I haven't bothered to really get rid of). There will be some
17 > use flags to control what the "desktop entry" can do, right?
18
19 No USE flags needed. A "desktop" entry is really a .desktop entry.
20 Most people simply drop the . due to laziness. We're talking menus
21 only, not "desktop" icons.
22
23 --
24 Chris Gianelloni
25 Developer, Gentoo Linux
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