On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I know I have made so many threats and/or promises to get 2.5.X to a stable > condition. The big issue was one that Dan Espen raised in that the > fvwm-menu-desktop script didn't work with GNOME or KDE. > > I'm going to commit to CVS tomorrow a potential replacement, which will, > *for now* sit along side the current fvwm-menu-desktop script, for people to > use. Note that unlike the current fvwm-menu-desktop, my proposal doesn't > have most of the options, as they don't make sense. Especially in terms of > styling the menu, I'd rather that were done in the user's .fvwm2rc file for > instance. > > This will obviously impact fvwm-themes if my replacement is accepted -- and > when I say "mine", I really mean a verbatim copy of the ArchLinux script > which was mentioned before -- yes, the code *sucks*, but I have neither the > time or the inclination to rewrite it, and I have to take the hit in > augmenting that solution, over rewriting it; no matter how much I might > dislike the code, this could drag out long enough. > > So once I have done that, and let's assume that fvwm-menu-desktop is > replaced by this xdg-menu equivalent, I will have to: > > * Somehow migrate people's .fvwm2rc settings in fvwm-convert-2.6 > * Fix fvwm-themes to use this new script. > > But it is a big change -- and whilst fvwm-themes might seem dead to some, I > still carry some weight to push it forward in line with current FVWM > development, although this shouldn't hold up a potential 2.6.0 release > candidate soon enough. > > I really want to see a release candidate of FVWM based on my changes to > fvwm-menu-desktop soon. I just hope there's enough people around who'd br > willing to test the replacement script when I've committed it. > > So I apologise for being so silent -- but I am still around. I wanted to > make people aware of that. :) > > -- Thomas Adam > > -- > "It was the cruelest game I've ever played and it's played inside my head." > -- "Hush The Warmth", Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. >
Hello Thomas, You can count me in to test your modification. I'm also the maintener of fvwm-themes-devel package in AUR (Archlinux user repository). So if I need to made some changes to the package, just tell me. Regards. -- TANSTAAFL : There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Robert Anson Heinlein
