Bug#741573: On menu systems.
Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> writes:
> Over almost one year of work and discussion, including a call for comments on
> the debian-devel mailing list, we have shaped a modification to the Debian
> Policy that 1) incorporates the description of the FreeDesktop menu system and
> its use in Debian for listing program in desktop menus and associating them
> with media types, and 2) softens the wording on the Debian Menu system to
> reflect that in Jessie it will be neither displayed nor installed by default on
> standard Debian installations.
I'm rather non-plussed by the proposal to devalue the Debian Menu
system. I use fvwm, and while for frequently-used apps I don't use the
menu (instead launching them from particular keys), the Debian menu is
how I both launch apps I use less frequently, and explore what I've
got installed. Its comprehensive coverage means that if I'm not quite
sure what application I want, I can have a bit of a browse and try
things out. Any proposal that reduces the coverage of the Debian Menu
seems a bad idea for me...
Regards,
Matthew
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