Bug#37713: One more change to menu policy?
On Sat, 15 May, 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> TWO: Create the menu_policy.txt file, using the text below. Note that
> the heirarchy is the one proposed by Joey Hess, with my suggestion of
> "Help", which he seconded, and someone else's suggestion of
> "Apps/Databases", which received a few seconds. We can make more
> changes later, including possibly adding other menu policy issues,
> such as icons, and whatnot, but this should do for a start.
I know you this is exactly the opposite of what you want, but there was
another on of the suggestions that I think is quite important, and others
would agree. The restart Window Manager option is currently the name of the
current Window Manager in the Window Manager menu. Most Window Managers have a
Logout, Exit Window Manager, or End Session at the bottom of the menu, could
we stick the restart Window Manager option just above that?
Or is that the kind of thing that should be left until we have menu in the
policy document?
>
> The latest copy of this document can be found at
> ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/menu_policy.txt
>
> If you have a package which doesn't fit within the existing menu
> heirarchy, please bring it up on the debian-devel mailing list.
> If you have other proposals for changing the menu heirarchy, or
> making other changes to menu policy, please bring it up on
> debian-policy.
Will there be any mention of there being a copy included in debian-policy and
residing in /usr/doc/debian-policy?
>
> Preferred menu structure
>
> Here is the authoritative list of Debian's menu structure. Please
> do not put your packages into any other sections without asking
> for permission first!
>
> Apps - normal applications
> Databases - interactive database programs
> Editors - text editors, word processors
> Emulators - wine, dosemu, etc.
> Graphics - image manipulation
> Hammradio - anything relating to ham radio
> Math - math related programs
> Net - network programs that don't fit elsewhere
> Programming - debuggers, etc.
> Tools - simple apps, like clocks, that perform only one task
> Technical - technical stuff
Sorry, what goes in technical? most of Debian is quite technical.
> Text - text oriented tools other than editors
> Shells - bash, ksh, zsh, etc.
> Sound - sound players and editors
> Viewers - image viewers
> System - system administration and monitoring tools
> Games - games and recreations
> Adventure - walk around virtual space, zork, MOO's, etc
> Arcade - any game where reflexes count
> Board - games played on a board
> Card - games involving a deck of cards
> Puzzles - tests of ingenuity and logic
> Sports - games derived from "real world" sports
> Strategy - games involving long term strategic thinking
> Tetris-like - games involving falling blocks
> Toys - amusements, eye-candy, etc.
> Help - programs that provide user documentation
> Screen - programs that affect the whole screen
> Lock - programs to lock the screen
> Save - screen savers
> Root-window - things that fill the root window
> WindowManagers - X window managers
> Modules - window manager modules
> XShells - xterm and its brethern
Another random thought, this one should defiantly be left until after menu has
become policy, translations. The menu is all in American English, there will
be many users and developers, whos first language is not English and would
like the option to have menus in a differnet language. Is it just the section
names that would have to be changed? Do most programs have the same name in
any language, well apart from ones that use a different character set, like
Japanese. My motivation for wanting this change is so I can have a `Maths'
section instead of the `Math' section (British English).
I agree, the main aim must to move menu policy first, then worry about
modifications, like those I have suggest above.
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