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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Settings/Desktop crowded - Proposal
From:       Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <mhk () caldera ! de>
Date:       2000-03-31 9:57:11
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, David Faure wrote:

> > There is another thing I would like to change along with
> > it: Currently, all applnk files are in a separeate directory
> > in kdebase. The reason was that once the translators wanted to
> > have easy access to the .desktop files. But this is ancient
> > history, as the .desktop files are now extracted by one of
> > coolo's magic scripts, so I would like to move the .desktop
> > files to the individual dirs, so that they are easier to
> > maintain. Any objections?
> 
> None - this is a good idea. People currently get lost very easily
> as to how to add a new kcontrol module (sources in one dir, .desktop
> file in another).
> 
> OTOH, the current scheme makes it easier for changing the structure
> (something we do quite often), whereas scattered files make it a
> bit harder - but files are scattered anyway (in other modules).

Ok, I will change that, then.


> Last but not least: it would be good that kcontrol has its own
> copy of the "Settings" hierarchy under share/apps/kcontrol, as we
> discussed eariler on, because people tend to change the
> K menu's structure - and suddenly kcontrol appears empty.
> This could be part of this change - installing each kcontrol desktop
> file in two directories.

Funny, I have been talking about exactly this topic with
Matthias Elter half an hour ago, and we just decided to
do almost exactly what you proposed :-)


Bye,
Matthias.

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