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List:       kde-edu
Subject:    Re: [kde-edu]: K Menu Structure Summary
From:       Matthias Messmer <bmlmessmer () web ! de>
Date:       2002-07-22 18:55:32
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On Monday 22 July 2002 20:37, Andreas Pour wrote:
> Matthias Messmer wrote:
> > On Monday 22 July 2002 00:26, Andreas Pour wrote:
> > > Matthias Messmer wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > after your nice and quick replies I want to present my actual idea of
> > > > the K-Menu edu subtree:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Great work, everyone!  But I'm wondering if anyone is taking part in
> > > the freedesktop.org discussion re: menus?  It appears that Debian,
> > > GNOME and KDE are unifying on the "basic" menu structure, and so
> > > someone might have a look there to bring that group the benefit of your
> > > thinking on the Educational portion of the menu.
> > >
> > > The mailing list is the xdg-list -
> > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xdg-list .  The discussion
> > > has been active recently, the most recent (I think) listing of menu
> > > entries has the subject "VFolder .desktop Files Proposal Version 1.5",
> > > Section 2, found at
> > > https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/xdg-list/2002-July/000569.html .
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I took a look in the archive. As far as I've understand they are talking
> > about the handling and unifying of a K (or G) menu internally,
> > representing and administrating a menu structure in general.
>
> Right, but there will be standard "categories", along with Keywords, and
> these categories and keywords will be used to map the application into
> the menu structure.  The main thing about VFolder is that all .desktop
> files will be in a single directory, and the menu location controlled by
> the Category and Keywords rather than the folder location.
>
> > Which application is located in
> > which submenu seems to be not the main subject, imho. But perhaps my
> > english isn't good enough... ;-)
>
> Right, not directly, but that's where the Categories and Keywords get
> you.  The Categories and Keywords will be standardized so that someone
> need only define those once and not worry about having different ones
> for different distros (like you have to worry now).  Essentially, then,
> the Categories and Keywords take the place of the folders (so, e.g., you
> worrying about folders now might be moot, KDE might no longer use
> folders for menus in the future).
>
> But the categories are still important, and the standard is being set,
> so that is why I suggest you approach them.
>
> > If I misunderstood and somebody wants to forward our
> > results: go on!
>
> Well, this is not my baby, I just wanted to draw your attention to it.

Yes, i begin to understand the relationship... (dummy me), thx a lot.

Bye

Matthias

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Matthias Messmer, Germany
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