On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:13:47 +0000 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <[email protected]> said:
> Hi all, > > Recently I had to do a new install and that's the time when you > realize shortcomings exist :-) For instance I use Gentoo and we don't > ship gnome-menus or kde-similar by default, so the result is an empty > applications menu. > > Google reminded me of > http://wiki.enlightenment.org/index.php/E17_and_Efreet with hints on > how to hack around it. Not good if we're willing to release. > > Given that pulling in gnome-menus will bring in lots of unneeded stuff > just for a handful of .directory or .menu, why not create our own and > install it with E17 or Efreet? We can get either Gnome or KDE files > and derive our own, that is always installed and we default to it. > > Comments, suggestions? the problem is.. for this file to work it has to be installed out-of-prefix.. so we can install it but.. we'd put it in PREFIX/etc/xdg/menus (ie /usr/etc/xdg/menus or /usr/local/etc/xdg/menus). you'd have to symlink it from there... but e's menu config panel and wizard will pick up these locations just fine. if we call it enlightenment.menu or such... no problems. of course user will have to select it in wizard or config gui... but its a few clicks away. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
