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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Fwd: category field in .desktop
From:       "Thomas Diehl" <thd () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-03-07 6:35:34
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Hi,

I guess the translators would be interested in that one, too ...

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>From: Philippe Fremy <pfremy@chez.com>
>To: kde-devel@max.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
>Subject: category field in .desktop
>Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:00:03 +0100

	Hi

It was once discussed that having some sort of "category" field in the 
.desktop would help a lot. The goal is to have menu entries that look somehow 
like that:
kmail (mail client)
knode (news client)
kwrite (advanced editor)
konqueror (web browser)
noatun (mp3 player)
kmp3 (mp3 player)
etc

Currently, we have in the KMenu either the original name of the app or a name 
that describes its function : Advanced Editor, ...
-> It confuses the geek-user because it takes time to figure that 'advanced 
editor' is kwrite. 
-> It can confuse the basic user because he doesn't see the difference 
between 'advanced editor' and 'text editor'. 
-> Moreover, it doesn't inform the basic user of the name of the tool he is 
using. This is not good.

The was not done for 2.1 but I really wish we do that for 2.2 . Even if it 
doesn't get standardize yet in the .desktop this would make the menu a lot 
easier to understand. Not everyone knows that konqueror is a web browser, 
noatun a music player, etc.

If you are not convinced it is necessary, I suggest we run a poll on 
dot.kde.org to see what people think. And I am sure all users will vote for 
such a change.

The details of implementation are not that important:
- should we have standardize category ? Yes it would be better for 
consistency.
- should we write "kmail (mail client)" or "mail client: kmail" ? I prefer 
the first expression but making it configurable should be hard.

	regards,

	Philippe
 
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