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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: installing desktop files, plugins and headers
From:       Boudewijn Rempt <boud () valdyas ! org>
Date:       2010-07-30 9:39:49
Message-ID: 201007301139.49650.boud () valdyas ! org
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On Friday 30 July 2010, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On July 29, 2010, Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> > We're currently installing our desktop files, plugins and headers into
> > the general kde4 locations, where we might clash. I think that even a
> > plugin with name like "chartshape" or "textshape" is a bit too generic.
> 
> we've been using the project as a namespace for plasma .desktop files, and
>  more recently using "org.kde." to prefix X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name= fields
> too.
> 
> this results in things like plasma-applet-foo.desktop, which is bound to
> not conflict. i'm considering doing plasma-applet-org.kde.foo.desktop as
> well, just be very safe (but then, we have the added issue of being open
> to all kinds of third party addons ... koffice doesn't have that precise
> challenge to deal with.)
> 
> koffice-shape-org.koffice.chart.desktop would be a nice, descriptive name
> compared to chartshape.desktop and guarantee no future clashes with third
>  party add ons. or maybe that overkill. just a thought :)

I like that -- though it will be hell to implement in KOffice -- we've got 470 
desktop files in KOffice :-).

-- 
Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org
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