On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:40 AM, Dave Ray <d...@jonive.com> wrote: > > On Apr 11, 2011, at 3:43 PM, hannes.janet...@gmail.com wrote: > >>>>> There is no /etc/xdg/ directory on my system. Should there be? >>>>> >>>> >>>> thats where system-wide menus live (and are updated when new >>>> applicaitons are installed, package manager should take care of this). >>>> maybe you need to install some xdg packages of your distribution. >>> >>> Well my distribution is.. MacOSX. There is no package manager or xdg. >>> >> well, I would suggest that next time you put OSX in the subject line. >> I know nothing about running e17 on osx ;) > > Nor do I. :) But I am quickly learning. > > My confusion is that a list of X11 applications already shows up in other > places in e17, for example, in the setup screens on first run, in the > Settings -> Settings Panel -> Apps panels, etc. So there isn't a problem with > e17 finding the apps. The problem is specific to, and only to, "Applications" > in the main menu. > > Since e17 is already finding the list of apps elsewhere, I am trying to > understand exactly where, and then figure out how to copy that over to the > Applications menu. It would be even better if e17 did this automatically, > from a config fix or something. > > So I am trying to figure out the best way to patch OSX. The best patch would > be to let e17 generate it the way it normally does, and not from me building > my own custom menu. > >> >>> What you are saying is not documented anywhere in the e17 docs. >>> >>> E17 is supposed to be cross-platform. Linux is the priority for obvious >>> reasons, but there's nothing wrong or broken if my OS doesn't use XDG or a >>> package manager. >>> >>> If xdg is a requirement for e17, that needs to be documented. >>> >>> I don't feel I ever got the answer to my original question. The menu that >>> appears when you click the mouse on the desktop shows "Applications" as the >>> first item on the menu. This is an existing menu in E17, not one I am >>> trying to add on. The problem is this menu has blank contents. >> >> it shows a blank menu because there is no source to read contents >> from. it's the task of package managers to provide default source >> files. that simple :) > > No thats not quite right. e17 is finding apps elsewhere as I explained above. > Could you tell me where e17 is getting the list of apps that it is finding > for the setup screens on first run, in the Settings -> Settings Panel -> Apps > panels, etc. Those show a correct list of apps on my system, without /etc/xdg > and without package managers.
The applications that e17 finds are in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications. The .desktop files should have a 'categories' entry from which one could build the menu. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
