On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:01:38 +0000 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <[email protected]> said:
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Carsten Haitzler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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. > > I don't see why, user can install --sysconfdir or even append more > search paths to $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS they can - they just will never realize they need to or should. but it will work for e anyway even if not in /etc -- ------------- 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
