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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Improving the Application-Starting Process
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-06-09 9:40:30
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On June 9, 2002 11:45 am, Gordon Tyler wrote:
> On June 9, 2002 09:21 pm, Christoph Held wrote:
> > Why not put apps in a folder and drag it on the panel? Is there any code
> > needed to implement?
>
> That's something I've wondered myself. Why is there a special Menu Editor
> when menu's are stored as folders and .desktop files? Why not just expose
> this folder/.desktop structure via Konqueror?

because it allows a system-wide structure that can be shared by multiple 
desktop envs with a per-user overlay ... it's not a single directory 
structure, but a few merged together.

beyond that "detail", there is a menu editor because the contents of the 
.desktop files are probably a bit much for the average user... 

> If seeing "/home/user/.kde/share/appnk/Multimedia" in the Konqueror address
> bar is too stressful for a user, why not implement a kioslave that handles
> URLs like "kmenu:/Multimedia", coupled with a Konqueror navigation panel
> tab which displays the menu tree.

that would be interesting, though you'd still be left with the 
ease-of-edditing issue.


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Aaron J. Seigo
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