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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Why the K-Menu sucks
From:       Matthias Elter <me () ns ! caldera ! de>
Date:       2000-10-29 19:08:33
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On Sun, Oct 29, 2000 at 08:02:25PM +0100, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, Bart Szyszka wrote:
> 
> > If it just said 'E-mail', I would find that
> > rather vague and uninformative. It's helpful to know programs by
> > name especially when considering several for the same function.
> 
> This is true - but for some beginners, having it say just "Mail client" or
> something similar would be much easier.
> 
> So, why not allow all: Modify the .desktop file to have something along
> the lines of
> 	name=KMail
> 	category=Mail client
> Then add a configuration option in kicker allowing it to display
> 	* Just name
> 	* Just category
> 	* Name (category)
> 	* Category (name)
> 
> Not much work, and it covers all the things suggested so far..

I like your suggestion but...

1) Fixing all desktop files is work and even more for the translators.
2) There is no support for "Category" in the desktop file standard.

Bye,
Matthias 

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