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Bug#707851: debian-policy: soften the wording recommending menu files



On Saturday 11 May 2013 13:36:36 Russ Allbery wrote:
> I think I agree with this move, but I'd really like it to come in
> conjunction with adding a recommendation to include a desktop file, since
> that's what most of the desktop environments actually use.  That way, we
> don't lose functionality.
> 
> Would you be willing to take a first stab at writing something like that?

Something like:

--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -7984,20 +7984,18 @@ Reloading <var>description</var> configuration...done.
       <sect id="menus">
        <heading>Menus</heading>
 
-       <p>
-         The Debian <tt>menu</tt> package provides a standard
-         interface between packages providing applications and
-         <em>menu programs</em> (either X window managers or
-         text-based menu programs such as <prgn>pdmenu</prgn>).
+       <p>Applications that belongs in the menu of a desktop environment
+         or a window manager should provide desktop files for integrating
+         with the menus.
        </p>
 
-       <p>
-         All packages that provide applications that need not be
-         passed any special command line arguments for normal
-         operation should register a menu entry for those
-         applications, so that users of the <tt>menu</tt> package
-         will automatically get menu entries in their window
-         managers, as well in shells like <tt>pdmenu</tt>.
+       <p>For desktop files, see the Desktop Menu Specification available at
+         <tt><url name="http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/"; 
+                id="http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/"/></tt>
+       </p>
+
+       <p>Packages can, to be compatible with legacy debian additions
+         to some legacy window managers, provide a menu file.
        </p>
 
        <p>


/Sune
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