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Re: Package name for GNOME panel applets



On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 12:09 +0900, Seo Sanghyeon wrote:
> This was discussed before:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2003/07/msg00176.html

Mailing to d-g-g, CCing d-d.  My comments below.

> And see also Debian GNOME Packaging Policy:
> http://www.burtonini.com/computing/gnome-policy-20030502-1.html
> 
> Quote: "Panel Applets. TODO: Panel applets -- "gnome-applet-foo"
> or "foo-applet" or "gnome-foo-applet?"
> 
> I ran apt-rdepends on libpanel-applet2-0 and weeded out full
> applications which happened to provide applets. The result follows:
> 
> "foo" style:
>   apt-watch
>   bubblemon
>   flink
>   glunarclock
>   gxmms
>   netapplet
>   netspeed
>   teatime
> 
> "foo-applet" style
>   gtodo-applet
>   imhangul-status-applet
>   lock-keys-applet
>   mboxcheck-applet
>   netmon-applet
>   quick-lounge-applet
>   rhythmbox-applet
>   seti-applet
>   xpenguins-applet
> 
> "gnome-foo-applet" style:
>   gnome-cpufreq-applet
>   gnome-netstatus-applet
>   gnome-randr-applet
>   gnome-swallow-applet
> 
> "foo-gnome" style:
>   verbiste-gnome
>   oooqstart-gnome
> 
> "gnome-foo" style:
>   gnome-blog
>   gnome-pilot
> 
> "foo-applet-gnome" style:
>   uim-applet-gnome
> 
> Which is, not consistent. I don't like "netspeed" package name, which is
> too generic, while its upstream name is "netspeed_applet". See
> http://mfcn.ilo.de/netspeed_applet/ .

Personally, I prefer gnome-foo-applet.  In the cases where the applet
name contains "gnome" or "applet" it can be re-arranged.

Ross
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