[ Forwarded to -devel for discussion ] On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 02:30:16PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: >On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 01:54:32PM +0200, Simon K?gstr?m wrote: >>Package: seyon >>Version: 2.20c-16 >>Severity: grave >>Justification: renders package unusable >> >>seyon does not work when gnome-terminal is installed. When I try to run >>it, I get the following message: >> >>Option --tclass is no longer supported in this version of >>gnome-terminal; you might want to create a profile with the desired >>setting, and use the new --window-with-profile option Two "--title" >>options given for one tab >> >>without gnome-terminal, seyon starts. I did not change any configuration >>(just installed the two packages). > >This is not a grave bug, it's easy to install rxvt or xterm and >configure seyon to use those. I'm actually tempted to reassign the bug >to gnome-terminal instead, for willfully breaking compatibility with >the older terminal programs for no obvious reason...
How consistent an interface is meant to be provided by programs
providing x-terminal-emulator? Seyon calls x-terminal-emulator with
several command-line options to set the title etc. for the terminal
sub-window that it starts. On xterm, rxvt and others this works
fine. Gnome-terminal used to work just fine with these command-line
options, but for reasons unknown now throws the quoted errors instead.
I can see a few options for this bug:
a) conflict with gnome-terminal (not a sensible option)
b) depend on, and use xterm/rxvt/something specific rather than just
using x-terminal-emulator (again, not good - people would then be
forced to install/use that terminal, regardless of system
settings)
c) write a wrapper script for the terminal emulator, and cope with
finding the right options for each possible emulator (potentially
huge amount of work)
d) reassign this to gnome-terminal (for gratuitously breaking
compatibility)
Suggestions gratefully received...
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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