Unity doesn't need to do anything there, it uses libraries that support
the specification
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: unity
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: unity
Status: New => Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071308
Title:
update menu for the new Desktop Menu Specification
Status in Unity:
Invalid
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Upstream bugs were incorporated to the new Desktop Menu
Specification[1].
Please update your utilities and distribution menu to accept these
changes and new Categories before application desktop files start to
use it.
[1] http://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-
latest.html#main-category-registry
List of changes that affect applications menu:
1) Science is now Main Category, not Additional Category.
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20186
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64034
If you had a common "Edutainment" menu, it could be now split to
"Education" and "Science".
2) Allowed Main Categories changed:
2.1) Science: All items allowed for Education before are now accepted for
Science as well.
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20186
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64036
2.2) Monitor: Monitor is now accepted for System or Network. It was only
System before.
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49699
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64044
3) There are several new Additional Categories:
3.1) Spirituality: Religious and spiritual software, theology; allowed Main
Categories: Education;Science;Utility;Game
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20192
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64038
3.2) Humanities: Software for philosophy, psychology and other humanities;
allowed Main Categories: Education;Science
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20192
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64038
3.3) Maps: Sofware for viewing maps, navigation, mapping, GPS; allowed Main
Categories: Graphics;Utility;Education;Science
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20187
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64042
3.4) Feed: RSS, podcast and other subscription based contents; allowed Main
Categories: Network
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20197
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64045
3.5) NetworkService: A generic network service not listed elsewhere; allowed
Main Categories: Network
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20197
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64045
3.6) Shooter: Shooter game; allowed Main Categories: Game
Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38553
Specification Patch: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64043
Reference to XDG thread:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2012-October/012546.html
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