On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 08:17:58PM +0200, Dirk A. Mueller wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> my k-menu (head branch) doesn't contain any subdirs, although they
> exist ($kdepath/share/applnk/...). I found out that kpanel relies on
> "SortOrder" config entry key in the .directory files. So thats probably
> the reason, because they simple don't exist here.
> 
> What script/program is responsible for creating these config entries?
Most come from kdebase/applnk/ for KDE apps and from kappfinder/apps/ for
non-KDE apps.

> Is it ok that the .directory files doesn't contain this key ?
I would say yes, if we want to keep compatibility.

> (I think yes, because if there is no sort order, it simply should
> display it in alphabetic order).
That's my opinion too.

> If yes, kpanel needs to be fixed? Anybody working on it already?
kpanel should simply have a default value when reading the SortOrder
key. Should be a one-line fix.

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