Bug#741573: Two menu systems
Russ Allbery writes ("Bug#741573: Two menu systems"):
> Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> > Ansgar Burchardt writes ("Bug#741573: Two menu systems"):
> >> [1] This might include maintainers having to convert icons at package
> >> build time and so on.
> > I think this is something quite trivial that can be centralised and
> > automated (dh_...). Moving work from install time on the user's
> > computer, to build time, is generally a win.
>
> Until someone has actually done that work, I believe the possibility of it
> being done should be out of bounds for this Technical Committee
> discussion, unless the intended implication is that the Policy maintainers
> should go write such a tool (given that we're the ones affected directly
> by the judgement of the TC here).
I think you've misunderstood me. I felt Ansgar and I were discussing
in the abstract what would be the most optimal situation. Certainly
I'm not saying that policy should mandate the use of anything that
doesn't currently exist.
I think that whether the general machinery for converting icons
etc. for the menu is sufficiently automatic/sophisticated is a
matter for the submitters of trad menu integration patches.
IMO if those patches aren't unreasonable then maintainers should
accept them, even if they're slightly less automatic than would be
ideal.
> There are doubtless many things that could be done to make it easier for
> maintainers who largely prefer desktop files to support the traditional
> menu as well. Part of the reason why this bug was raised in Policy in the
> first place is that none of them have actually happened, and that didn't
> seem that likely to change.
Has anyone described any actual difficulties with supporting the
traditional menu ?
Ian.
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