From kde-core-devel  Tue Nov 27 19:58:25 2001
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:58:25 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: About naming of apps in .desktop files
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=100689069806225

On Monday 26 November 2001 11:38 pm, 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 file=
s:
> >
> > =09Name=3DKMail
> > This is the Captioned application name, this name should normally not=
 be
> > translated.
> >         Comment=3DMail Client
> >
> > It should be easy to add support to minicli so that typing "KMail" wi=
ll
> > start kmail: KService::findServiceByName searches on translated name.
> >
> > The name of the desktop file should preferrably be lower case and mat=
ch
> > 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 problema=
tic
> cases like kcontrol (-> KDE Control Center -> KDE-Kontrollzentrum)?

Name=3DKControl
Comment=3DControl Center
Comment[de]=3DKontrollzentrum

Cheers,
Waldo