Mathieu Roy wrote: > >> So far there has been a lot of support for the .desktop standard > >> effort. Which systems do you refer to that are not supporting, > >> adopting, or intending to adopt the .desktop standard? > > > > Some or all of: twm, pdmenu, blackbox, afterstep, fluxbox, gtk-menu, > > wmaker, fvwm2, enlightenment, etc, consult /etc/menu-methods for more. > > There are dozens of programs that use the debian menus that would have > > no reason to use the .desktop stuff. > > Can you name the ones that are still developed in that list? Only one > half, I'm afraid. It is not a big surprise that wmaker does not > support a standard created more or less when the latest, only > bugfixes, release was published. Every peice of software I listed is part of Debian, and supported by Debian. > Why do you say that this programs would have no reason to use the > .desktop stuff? What reasons would they have to use the Debian Menu > instead? Some of the listed programs have nothing to do with a desktop menu standard, and have zero chance of supporting it upstream. The Debian menu system creates native config files in the format these programs use. -- see shy jo
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