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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: About naming of apps in .desktop files
From:       aleXXX <alexander.neundorf () gmx ! net>
Date:       2001-11-27 18:42:42
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On Tue 27 Nov 01 08:38, Thomas Diehl wrote:
> Am Montag, 26. November 2001 21:39 schrieb Waldo Bastian:
> > Sounds like a very good plan. It should be noted that it is rather
> > difficult to get to the "untranslated names" at the moment. So taking
> > kmail as an example I suggest the following standard for desktop files:
> >
> > 	Name=KMail
> > This is the Captioned application name, this name should normally not be
> > translated.
> >         Comment=Mail Client
> >
> > It should be easy to add support to minicli so that typing "KMail" will
> > start kmail: KService::findServiceByName searches on translated name.
> >
> > The name of the desktop file should preferrably be lower case and match
> > the name of the executable: e.g. 'kmail.desktop' instead of
> > 'KMail.desktop'
>
> Sorry, I'm a bit thick today. What does this mean for the more problematic
> cases like kcontrol (-> KDE Control Center -> KDE-Kontrollzentrum)?

I'd say app name "KControl", descr: "The KDE Control Center".
Same for "Kicker", "The Panel to start things"
and "KHelpCenter", "The KDE Help Center"

Bye
Alex

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