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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: collation of desktop spec issues
From:       Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero () redhat ! de>
Date:       2002-03-20 16:20:07
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On 20 Mar 2002, Havoc Pennington wrote:

> > Right. KMail _is_ the name of the application.
> 
> But not the right name for the menu item. ;-) At least not the way
> we're setting it up in GNOME.

I think there are valid reasons to call it "Email Client" as well as valid 
reasons to call it "KMail" - so providing both options on both 
desktops would definitely be a good thing.

> > This would lead to 5 "Web Browser" menu entries, when having
> > Konqueror, Mozilla, Galeon, Netscape and Mozilla installed....
> 
> The idea is that you don't install all those. ;-)

True, but getting rid of all but one isn't realistic.
A suggested fix would be the following pseudo-code in the menu generators:

readdesktopfile();
if(further entries want the same name) {
	name += "(" + shortname + ")";
}
addtomenu();

So someone opting for "Email Client" over "KMail" would get

Web Browser (Konqueror)
Web Browser (Mozilla)
Web Browser (Netscape)

(but the user would still get "Calculator" rather than "Calculator 
(KCalc)" if only one calculator application is installed).

>   Name: the application name, e.g. Mozilla
>   GenericName: e.g. Web Browser
>   Comment: tooltip

Agreed with this.

LLaP
bero

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