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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: RFC: new "Label" keyword for desktop files...
From:       Stefan Taferner <taferner () salzburg ! co ! at>
Date:       1999-07-26 12:31:56
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On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Pietro Iglio wrote:
[...]
> >If the 'Id' field is missing, 'Name' is used instead.
> >If you make a modification to the 'Name' field and you don't have an 'Id'
> field,
> >make sure to write the old name to the 'Id' field and the new name to the
> >'Name' field.
> >
> >Advantage: Better compatible with the current format.
> 
> Disavantage: if a desktop file is missing the Id name, users cannot change
> the application name in the k-menu. The application id is a much more critical
> information than the application name.
> 
> If we want to use Id or AppId (as Stephan suggests) is fine for me, but
> we must somehow enforce that a valid application desktop file has an
> AppId entry (for example, kded could issue a warning and fix the desktop
> file?).

How about: if AppId is empty or missing, use the Name entry (probably
the English Name entry).

--Stefan

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