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[Michael Verret]

Hi,

I was told on 10/17/06 that "multilevel" menu feature would be
completed in the 4.6 version of XFCE.

<quote>
A permanent fix is due for 4.6, nobody on the Xfce dev-team has the
resources to implement the rest of this feature in the old code.

Stephan
</quote>

Please read the Xfce4-dev Digest, Vol 35, Issue 18 for the complete details.

Below is a copy of the pertaining section of the mail entry:


> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:20:55 +0200
> From: "Stephan Arts" <psybsd at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: XFCE "multilevel" menu and "ActionGame" subcategory
> To: "XFCE4 development list" <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> Message-ID:
>         <74b8614e0610162320x6854af94v3d95e3123685137e at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 10/17/06, exvor0 <exvor0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Alexander Toresson wrote:
> >
> > >On 10/12/06, Michael Verret <axxium.zenlnx at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hello,
> > >>
> > >>System Information:
> > >>OS: Zenwalk Gnu/Linux version 3.0
> > >>XFCE version: xfce-4.3.99.1
> > >>GCC version: gcc-3.4.6
> > >>Glibc version: glibc-2.3.6
> > >>Linux Kernel: kernel-2.6.17.11
> > >>
> > >>Research taken:
> > >>/etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml
> > >>/etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/xfce-registered-categories.xml
> > >> freedesktop.org "Desktop Entry Specifications Version 0.9.6
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Problem:
> > >>I have edited line number 80 of the file /etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml
> > >>to enable the "multilevel" autogenerated system menu feature.
> > >>
> > >>In greater detail, I have edited the line:
> > >>
> > >>       <include type="system" style="simple" unique="true"/>
> > >>
> > >>to read:
> > >>
> > >>       <include type="system" style="multilevel" unique="true"/>
> > >>
> > >>This works beautifully and as expected except for one menu category,
> > >>"ActionGames".  this is very important to me and the community as I
> > >>maintain and develop Zenwalk Linux's gaming website/community at
> > >>tuxgames.net
> > >>
> > >>To attempt to solve the problem before requesting help, I have rebuilt
> > >>several game packages assuring that the *.desktop files are built in
> > >>accordance with the latest freedesktop.org "Desktop Entry
> > >>Specifications Version 0.9.6",
> > >>http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-1.0.html, which
> > >>lists the following available game sub-categories:
> > >>
> > >>ActionGame
> > >>AdventureGame
> > >>ArcadeGame
> > >>BoardGame
> > >>BlocksGame
> > >>CardGame
> > >>KidsGame
> > >>LogicGame
> > >>RolePlaying
> > >>Simulation
> > >>SportsGame
> > >>StrategyGame
> > >>
> > >>I have also read the XFCE file
> > >>"/etc/X11/xdg/xfce4/desktop/xfce-registered-categories.xml" which
> > >>lists the optional categories relevant to
> > >>
> > >>the "multilevel" menu style.
> > >>
> > >>Here is an example of a desktop file I have built for the BZFlag game package:
> > >>
> > >>[Desktop Entry]
> > >>Encoding=UTF-8
> > >>Name=BZFlag
> > >>Comment=A free multiplayer 3D tank battle game
> > >>TryExec=bzflag
> > >>Exec=bzflag
> > >>Terminal=false
> > >>Type=Application
> > >>Categories=Game;ActionGame;
> > >>Icon=bzflag.png
> > >>
> > >>Several packages fall into the "ActionGame" category but for a reason
> > >>unbeknownst to me, this one category is not visible and the games
> > >>menus are placed in the main "Game" menu category. Other categories
> > >>such as "KidsGame" and "CardGame" work as expected.
> > >>
> > >>I assure you I have done as much research as I could to resolve this
> > >>on my own before asking here.
> > >>
> > >>Your help is greatly appreciated.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Afaik, last time you asked this, the maintainer of xfdesktop answered
> > >"I don't support the multilevel menu feature.".
> > >
> > >Sorry, but I don't think that repeating this question will get you
> > >much more help...
> > >
> > >Regards, Alexander Toresson
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Xfce4-dev mailing list
> > >Xfce4-dev at xfce.org
> > >http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Why would the maintainer of the menu system not support a feature thats
> > built in ?  If your going to maintain something you should maintain all
> > of it or remove the feature.  Or at least say somewhere in the
> > documentation that its an experimental feature or something.  If it does
> > I aplogize.
>
> See Olivier's reply to the previous thread Michael started about this issue.
>
> http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce4-dev/2006-October/021532.html
>
> In short:
>
> A permanent fix is due for 4.6, nobody on the Xfce dev-team has the
> resources to implement the rest of this feature in the old code.
>
> Stephan


Regards,
Michael