Bug#515837: [PROPOSAL] add "Applications/Window Management" to menu sub-policy
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:10, Bill Allombert
<Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> wrote:
> Hello Ignace and Sean,
>
> Sorry for the long delay.
>
> Generally we need at least three apps before creating a new menu section.
>
> The issue here is that most window management softwares are specific to a
> single window manager. In that case, they are best handled with a
> window-manager-specific "needs" field, so they are only displayed in the
> relevant window manager. This fall outside of the menu subpolicy list.
> As far as I understand, this is the case of fbpager which only work in fluxbox.
>
> AllTray is special since it works with most window managers.
> We need to find similar tools before deciding on the section name.
> Maybe the package 'docker' is similar ?
Hello Bill,
It seems that the 'docker' package is indeed in a similar situation as
'alltray'. Its menu file indicates its section as
'Applications/Viewers', which, IMO, does not seem to fit right.
The 'stalonetray' application, "a freedesktop.org and KDE systray
implementation", seems to be in a similar case too? Its menu file
indicates 'Applications/System/Administration'.
I am not sure that this could be relevant (as the package is not yet
in Debian), but I was about [1] to package Kdocker [2] that fits the
description. It is very similar to alltray, with some added features.
It use the qt libraries, but works perfectly under gnome.
Cheers,
Ignace M
[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583796
[2] https://launchpad.net/kdocker
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