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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 11:54:39
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On June 9, 2002 02:17 pm, Gordon Tyler wrote:
> 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).

*emebarssed* 

i was thinking of something completely different =/ my apologies, you are 
indeed correct here...

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Aaron J. Seigo
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