----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillaume Cottenceau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Cooker] future distro (rpm & desktop icons)
> "Marc B. Sitkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > As a side note, I'd like to say that applications are occasionally
> > installed as part of a distro without a menu entry. I just installed
> > helicode gnome 1.2, and noticed that Abiword was installed, but not
listed
> > on any menu.
>
> this happens when the rpm has not been shipped by us, to fit with the new
> menu system.
>
> we are currently thinking of a better way to handle this problem of
> foreign apps which will not have the same menu-system. but it's tough.
>
Perhaps a group of pre-written menu entries (assuming the default install
location) and icons for these programs? An "enhancement" for the Mandrake
distro, perhaps even integrated into AppFinder?
Hoyt
Hoyt
