Re: XDG_CONFIG_DIRS an /usr/local/etc/xdg

On Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:51:05 PM Peter White wrote: > P.S.: Please reply to the list, so the headers stay intact. I almost did > not notice and would have replied to you privately. Also, please don't > break my formatting. I am trying to obey the netiquette of limiting line > length and

Re: Help System Specification: Rationale of help path

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 08:35:41 AM notebook wrote: > rhkramer: > > I am not likely to ever try to > > access a help file in other than my native language ((American) English), > > so getting into a directory with all the other English help files seems > > more natura

Re: Help System Specification: Rationale of help path

> On Sun, 2021-05-09 at 07:41 +0900, notebook wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Summary > > > > I'd like to know why help files are sorted by language first and then > > by application name, instead of the other way around. > > // I hope this is the right place > > Details > > === > > In [1]

Re: A standard for global/desktop environment shortcuts to prevent conflicts with Linux apps

On Wednesday, May 06, 2020 08:05:40 PM Noah Davis wrote: > Start key == Windows key. Maybe I didn't use the right name, but I've > always called it the Start key since it opens the start menu. It's > called Meta in Qt and Super in GTK. Thanks -- I'm going to try to engrave those in my brain (but

Re: A standard for global/desktop environment shortcuts to prevent conflicts with Linux apps

On Wednesday, May 06, 2020 03:41:16 PM Noah Davis wrote: > Hello, KDE is currently trying to standardize on reserving the > Meta/Super/Start/Command key for global/desktop environment shortcuts. > It seems to me that it would be in the interest of every desktop > environment to standardize on this

Re: Seeking clarification of Desktop Entry Specification

On Friday, April 24, 2020 06:37:59 AM Stephan Bergmann wrote: > I have three questions regarding > ec-1.1.html>: > > (1) #basic-format says "A file is interpreted as a series of lines that > are separated by linefeed

Re: xdg-basedir for secrets

On Friday, June 07, 2019 03:49:45 PM Jonas DOREL wrote: > To me, secrets are fundamentally different from data (even confidential > data) because they serve as a mean to authenticate you or authorize your > utilisation of some services. +1 > I guess the question is: should there be a dedicated

Re: Consider adding license information to freedesktop.org wiki contents?

On Sunday, May 06, 2018 05:49:15 AM Simon Lees wrote: > if I wrote anything on the wiki which I don't think I did I would be > more then happy for it to be relicensed under a BSD/MIT style license > but would be less happy to allow because I don't think its the right > license for the task. allow

Re: Dashes and underscores in desktop file IDs

On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 07:28:08 AM Simon McVittie wrote: > If there is consensus that the recommendation should be dashes and not > underscores, I'd be willing to go with that instead, but I think we > should pick one. I'd like to cast a vote in favor of dashes instead of underscores,

Re: Fwd: why not XDG_PREFIX_HOME

On Friday, September 15, 2017 07:45:14 AM Johannes Löthberg wrote: > Hey, > > Quoting Marc Boocha (2017-08-30 10:37:44) > > > Instead having an XDG_BIN_HOME, XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_DATA_HOME, we should > > have a single XDG_PREFIX_HOME. This will be located as ~/.local. I don't agree with the

Re: [PATCH 0/2] XDG basedir bin dirs

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 12:42:01 PM Johannes Löthberg wrote: > The second patch adds XDG_BIN_HOME and XDG_BIN_DIRS to the basedir spec, > standardizing ~/.local/bin as the default user-specific bin directory. I didn't look at the patches (sorry), but I'll comment anyway--as long as it is

Re: Separate X Screens - possible on Intel Integrated HD Graphics?

You're welcome! On Sunday, January 17, 2016 11:49:42 AM you wrote: > Thanks rhkramer, ___ xdg mailing list xdg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg

Re: Separate X Screens - possible on Intel Integrated HD Graphics?

I just came across an article on Linux Journal that mentions a program named x2x which might be helpful. The mention of x2x is on the third page of the article, and I've included one quotation: Build a Large-Screen Command Center with the RPi 2

Re: Separate X Screens - possible on Intel Integrated HD Graphics?

On Sunday, January 17, 2016 08:10:38 AM you wrote: > The usual pattern is that people ask about multiple screens but do not > really want them. Having multiple screens only limits what you can do > and gives you no meaningful benefits. On my previous system (which I used for about 5 years) I used