Xfce 4.2 : desktop menu buglets

purslow at sympatico.ca purslow at sympatico.ca
Sat Oct 9 18:38:56 CEST 2004


041009 Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
> On 10/09/04 11:05, purslow at sympatico.ca wrote:
> > i can submit these to bugzilla, if people prefer that.
> as i asked, please file a bug and attach the .desktop files themselves.

ok, i've opened a new bug & will attach the files when it appears.

>> generally, the auto-generated menu is an excellent idea,
>> but the present implementation does seem a bit crude & limited.
>> might i gently suggest it check  /usr/local/bin
>> &/or a predetermined list of common apps via 'which app' ?
> nope.  the blacklist is hack-y enough;
> i'm not willing to add a bunch of unmaintainable crap to the codebase.
> if you want menus based on a known list of apps, try menumaker.

yes, it's not easy doing this: KDE is no better, for all its age & money.
it's enough to have the KDE apps listed & make my own additions if needed.

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