> If/when there is a standard for any of these things, there will be no > Gnome equivalent so it will not matter. > > Something like /etc/mime-magic is meant to say "non-Gnome applications can > use this." And they can and should. They can even use the library code, > which is not Gnome-dependent. hey, i was about to say that. ;) but /usr/bin/panel really is a poor name. it should be gnome-panel or gpanel or gnonel or whatever, since it really is gnome-specific.