Hello! I was taking a look at some of the latest changelogs of the GNOME packages, and much work has been done to the desktop entries to make them clear, concise, and consistent. Very well done. But then, I looked at some of my universe desktop entries. Some of them had poor titles, and most of the had poor tooltips. Here are two examples of some universe entires (syntax title: tooltip): planet-penguin racer: fast paced arcade game Sudoku: GNOME Sukoku; a logic puzzle
Now take a look at the default ones (syntax title: tooltip) Terminal: Use the command line Nibbles: Guide a worm around a maze GIMP Image Editor: Create and edit images or photographs Now, first with ppracer. It should be properly punctuated and spaced "Planet Penguin Racer". The tooltip should also begin with a verb, just like all of the standard icons that are shipped stock. A better entry would be "Planet Penguin Racer" and the tooltip be "Race a penguin down a mountain". And the second one, GNOME Sudoku. The title is nice, but the tooltip is poor. "GNOME Sudoku" need not be repeated in the tooltip. The rest of the tooltip should be a verb, like "Play a Japanese logic puzzle". I have filed these bugs in their proper places and Stefan is beginning to work on the ppracer one. Perhaps a standard should arise for desktop entries. I believe there is a fd.o standard, perhaps that should be used for the universe packages. I haven't looked at the standard, but I believe a Wiki page should be created for creating desktop files. To stay consistent, perhaps these basic points should be followed: 1) Use proper spelling and capitalization, rather than the binary name for title. 2) Have the title explain the program. Example: instead of "Totem", have "Totem Movie Player". 3) Have tooltips begin with verbs. I am in no means an expert in this field, but I do realize that some sort of consistency is needed in this area. We should come up with a standard (or perhaps enforce the fd.o one?) and enforce it in universe and main. What are your thoughts and ideas on this matter? God bless, Lukas -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
