"Joe Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > To formalize this as a proposal:
[...] Surely any proposal for replacing the menu system with desktop files has to involve generating menu files from desktop files for the benefit of programs that use the menu system and don't understand desktop files? The way I expect a transition would go, assuming we decide it's a good idea, would be: * We write a clear specification for what goes into a .desktop file from a Debian perspective, which can mostly be a reference to the freedesktop.org documentation of the format if that's adequate but probably involves at least some discussion of the menu hierarchy from a Debian integration perspective. We also need a policy on what packages should create desktop files and if some packages should create desktop files that aren't shown by default or some other similar magic. This is the *first* step. * The menu code is modified to generate menu files from desktop files if a desktop file exists and no menu file exists. * Only *then* are packages encouraged to start switching from menu files to desktop files, to avoid unnecessary duplication of information in the packages. * We then track progress on adding desktop files with the *long term* goal (+2 releases, realistically) of dropping the generation of desktop files from the old menu format. The first step is vital and hasn't happened yet, and would be useful even in the absence of a decision to do an overall transition. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
