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Re: menu management



q@nupi.com wrote:
> hi,
>
> if programs would only show up in the gnome *or* the debian menu i could
> accept
> two menu structures. but since all apps in the gnome menu
> show up again in the debian menu, the debian menu unusable.
>
> some examples:
> why is "GNOME Search Tool" in "Debian Menu/Apps/Tools"
> why is "System Tools"  and "Desktop Preferences" in   "Debian
> Menu/Apps/System" again.
> why do they have different names
>  "Desktop Preferences/Advanced/Login Photo"
>  is the same as
>  "Debian Menu/Apps/System/GDM Photo Setup"
> do not look at "Games" and "Debian Menu/Games" than you only install
> gnome-games.
>
> is there a menu guideline for package maintainers?
>
> how could it be managed that apps show only up once in the menu?
>
> thanks,
> q

KDE used to solve this by having kderemove="y" in the Debian menu files if the 
package also provided a KDE menu entry. However, this has been 
deappreciated...

*/ Christoffer Sawicki <qerub@home.se>



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