Re: locale specific for .desktop

2007-10-05 Thread Takao Fujiwara - Tokyo S/W Center
Rodney Dawes wrote: On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 18:52 +0200, Sanel Zukan wrote: There are a number of locale specific problems for .desktop spec. #1. Language specific launcher options. I'ld like to switch the command options by languages. E.g. Name=Document Exec=gnome-open

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread Sergey Udaltsov
How exactly should that work when switching between applications? There can be 3 scenarios: 1. If you switch to the classic app (which does not support context-driven layouts), there are no changes: - if DE/WM implements layout per window mode, each application remembers its layout. -

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread Sergey Udaltsov
If moving the cursor into the German text would suddenly swap the keyboard layout to qwertz, I'd be *very* *very* *very* upset. 1. It would not do it if you do not have German layout in your current configuration - it can only switch to one of the configured layouts (we do not provide interface

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread David Weinehall
On fre, 2007-10-05 at 10:12 +0100, ext Sergey Udaltsov wrote: How exactly should that work when switching between applications? There can be 3 scenarios: 1. If you switch to the classic app (which does not support context-driven layouts), there are no changes: - if DE/WM implements

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread John Tapsell
Hi Sergey, Could you please give an example of an app that would need to change the keyboard layout? I still don't get the usecase here sorry John ___ xdg mailing list xdg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread David Weinehall
On fre, 2007-10-05 at 12:41 +0100, ext Sergey Udaltsov wrote: If moving the cursor into the German text would suddenly swap the keyboard layout to qwertz, I'd be *very* *very* *very* upset. 1. It would not do it if you do not have German layout in your current configuration - it can only

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread Sergey Udaltsov
Having multiple layouts configured isn't the problem. Having them dynamically change around is. Hehe, I cannot tell you how popular PuntoSwitcher is, among Russian MSWin users. The program which _automatically_ switches layouts depending on what you type (trying to guess your words). There is

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread Lubos Lunak
On Friday 05 of October 2007, Sergey Udaltsov wrote: How exactly should that work when switching between applications? There can be 3 scenarios: 1. If you switch to the classic app (which does not support context-driven layouts), there are no changes: I think classic app is somewhat

Define standard hunspell dict location

2007-10-05 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Hi, Well, I didn't really intend to post this, but since I've subscribed anyway. The SUN OpenOffice.org people are considering an extremely complex firefox-like extension system for distribute their hunspell dictionaries. The reasoning being: 1. dictionnaries have to be distributed separately

Re: Define standard hunspell dict location

2007-10-05 Thread Matthias Clasen
On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 21:50 +0200, Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Hi, Well, I didn't really intend to post this, but since I've subscribed anyway. The SUN OpenOffice.org people are considering an extremely complex firefox-like extension system for distribute their hunspell dictionaries. The

Re: Define standard hunspell dict location

2007-10-05 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Matthias Clasen a écrit : On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 21:50 +0200, Nicolas Mailhot wrote: So can you put the SUN guys out of their misery and define an official root for hunspell dicts? Why would this be any more complicated than adding HUNSPELL_DICT_DIR=/usr/share/myspell to /etc/profile

Desktop-wide input language info

2007-10-05 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Hi, I'd like people on the xdg list to consider http://pastebin.ca/727262 I apologize for the unorthodox and inconvenient posting method, I've tried to send this text 6 times, and the mailing list filters always ate it. Regards, -- Nicolas Mailhot

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread Sergey Udaltsov
I think classic app is somewhat misleading here ... how about the vast majority of apps ? It rather changes what's written below. Vast majority does not describe that class of functionally:) I do not insist on terms but I think we understood each other. Which I expect would be so annoying

Re: DBus server for keyboard layouts

2007-10-05 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:16:16 +0100 Sergey Udaltsov [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Yes, technically you are right. The only thing is that XKB API is not the most comfortable in the world, and it is rather low-level. Generalizing DBus interface for these things would help app developers. no - dbus