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On Thursday 14 August 2003 00:54, Spider wrote: |
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> begin quote |
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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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> > |
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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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That how it works. |
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Additionally there is a .menu file (which the user can customize) describing |
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how to arrange the submenus (take a look at gentoo.menu in cvs). |
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The only complex thing is that every ebuild that want to support it needs to |
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be changed. |
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> //Spider |
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mfg, Heinrich :) |
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