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Subject: Re: Repost the question: How to scroll menus in KDE? (fwd)
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date: 1999-05-31 14:11:25
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Mathias Kettner wrote:
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> since there are over 180 SuSE binary packages for KDE applications
> (that are not in the base distribution) downloadable, for example on
>
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse_update/KDE/latest_kde
>
> we come into some trouble with the K Menu structure. Its very easy
> now to install almost all available KDE applications within a few
> minutes (provided a fast internet connection).
>
> Most applications simply install into Utilities. And even if they
> would be more distributed among the other menus, the menus are
> overfull. The worst thing is, that the menu won't scroll or divide
> into multiple parts. Many entries are simply not accessible.
>
> I my humble opinion it is neccesary that the K menu is restructured a
> bit and more cathegories are introducted. A few submenus would be fine.
>
> For example:
>
> Games -> Action
> -> Strategy
>
> Toys (keyes, amor, ...)
>
> A separation of Internet and Network. Multimedia could
> have a submenu 'Sound'. Utilities could have Submenus
>
> Labtop
> Diskdevices (Harddisk, Floppy, Diskfree, ...)
> Peripherials (Printer, ...)
>
> and so on...
>
> This is very ad hoc, so don't stick to the word, but
> to the intention.
>
> How should a more complex K-Menu structure look like?
>
This proposal sounds fine. ANd if you provide patches or at least
a list which application to place where, we could change it.
Greetings, Stephan
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