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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Improving the Application-Starting Process
From:       Gordon Tyler <gordon () doxxx ! net>
Date:       2002-06-09 20:17:10
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On June 9, 2002 10:36 am, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On June 9, 2002 12:42 pm, Gordon Tyler wrote:
> > > beyond that "detail", there is a menu editor because the contents of
> > > the .desktop files are probably a bit much for the average user...
> >
> > Konqueror already has a Create New->Link To Application.
>
> yes, but ppl still want to be able to edit the comment, name, exact command
> passed, which user to run it as, etc, etc.... the menu editor doesn't do
> this every elegantly, but the concept of a menu editor is much nicer than
> having to edit the .desktop files by hand...

But that's exactly what the Create New->Link to Application does. It has all 
the fields that the Menu Editor has in a nice tabbed format. It also has a 
tab that the Menu Editor *doesn't* have: file types that the application can 
handle (although the design of that tab could be improved).

And the user can edit an existing application by right-clicking its icon and 
choosing Properties except that suffers from the "invisible context menu" 
problem.

Ciao,
Gordon
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