Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

2016-09-24 Thread Russ Allbery
Josh Triplett writes: > On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 12:57:04PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Josh Triplett writes: >>> Based on some conversations on #debian-devel on the purpose of >>> x-window-manager (as launched by >>> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup), it seems like a >>> wind

Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

2016-09-24 Thread Josh Triplett
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 12:57:04PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Josh Triplett writes: > > > Based on some conversations on #debian-devel on the purpose of > > x-window-manager (as launched by > > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup), it seems like a > > window manager that just man

Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

2016-09-24 Thread Russ Allbery
Josh Triplett writes: > Based on some conversations on #debian-devel on the purpose of > x-window-manager (as launched by > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup), it seems like a > window manager that just manages windows, and expects a separately > launched menu/taskbar program or

Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

2016-09-24 Thread Josh Triplett
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 11:44:25AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Severity: normal > > Policy 11.8.4 documents how to set the priority for an x-window-manager > alternative. The algorithm for doing so increases the priority for > window managers supporting the Debian menu

Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

2016-09-24 Thread Josh Triplett
Package: debian-policy Severity: normal Policy 11.8.4 documents how to set the priority for an x-window-manager alternative. The algorithm for doing so increases the priority for window managers supporting the Debian menu system, but doesn't say anything about the freedesktop menu system. (And,