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Bug#807241: ITP: archlinux-xdg-menu -- Convert freedesktop files to a format used by various WMs



On Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 04:20:28PM +0000, Nicholas Bamber wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Nicholas Bamber <nicholas@periapt.co.uk>
> 
> * Package name    : archlinux-xdg-menu

^ don't put archlinux in the package name. It might warrant a mention in the
long description, however.

>   Description     : Convert freedesktop files to a format used by various WMs
                                                                            ^^^
> xdg-menu generates menus for WMs using the Free Desktop menu standard.
                               ^^^
probably worth expanding WMs to "window managers" to reduce ambiguity.

> You can install archlinux-xdg-menu from the official repositories.

^ I wouldn't include this sentence in the package description.

> The following WMs are supported:

^ I wouldn't enumerate a list of WMs one-per-line in the long description.
Instead do something like

  twm; ion3; WindowMaker; fvwm2; icewm; blackbox; fluxbox; openbox; awesome.

> KDE, Gnome, Xfce, Enlightenment are already XDG compatible.

What does this mean? Does it mean you do not need this package if you use
on of these environments?


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