[Xfce-apps] proposition of framework

[Auke Kok]

samuel verstraete wrote:

>On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:24:39 +0100, Benedikt Meurer
><benedikt.meurer at unix-ag.uni-siegen.de> wrote:
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>>And we should probably add the goodies here as well. Tho, in separate
>>categories: "applications" and "panel plugins".
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>ok then i have 
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>art
>applications
>(panel) plugins 
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>Are you sure that there will remain enough difference between plugins
>and applications? For my part plug ins have always had a kind of
>negative feeling (like in minor).
>And we'll concentrate on xfce only (so rox will be ignored)
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why? I would say that rox (albeit not the preferred choice) and 
devilspie are amongst the first two programs I see fit for an xfce 
directory. If only it was to signal to people that 'allternatives' exist 
and work well. (root-tail?!)

>Shall i take the framework of KDE-apps.org for the division of applications?
>Office
>Multimedia
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...

>Scientific
>Security
>Utilities
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>It seems a little huge in my point of view...
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mine too. Do we need this? it would risk showing more empty categories 
in the beginning... that would signal to the user that there is hardly 
anything around for xfce.

> Although the extra
>effort is limited (i can make as many subdivision as we would like)
>it's also a little bit strange and non-attractive to see empty
>categories.
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>Second thing i wondered is if you guys would like to keep a consistent
>look with www.xfce.org . Off course i keeps things nicely together but
>it makes it more interesting for us (me and a mate of mine) if we are
>free in this matter... (i would keep it simple and clear so don't
>expect a dark cluttered website but ... )
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not particularly. You're free to pick a complete other design. A 'clean' 
design would probably fit xfce best though, so stay low on heavy 
graphics. It should be pretty of course, a little eye-candy doesn't hurt 
either.

>Sofar, i contacted you on irc for the server side of things... do you
>read this stuff or was it a worthless effort?
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I see... everything

=^D

sofar