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| 31 | <tbody valign="top"> |
31 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 32 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">16</td> |
32 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">16</td> |
| 33 | </tr> |
33 | </tr> |
| 34 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Gentoo Menu System</td> |
34 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Gentoo Menu System</td> |
| 35 | </tr> |
35 | </tr> |
| 36 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> |
36 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.4</td> |
| 37 | </tr> |
37 | </tr> |
| 38 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0016.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2003/12/11 21:19:31</a></td> |
38 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0016.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/05/04 17:52:27</a></td> |
| 39 | </tr> |
39 | </tr> |
| 40 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Heinrich Wendel <lanius at gentoo.org>,</td> |
40 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Heinrich Wendel <lanius at gentoo.org>,</td> |
| 41 | </tr> |
41 | </tr> |
| 42 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> |
42 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> |
| 43 | </tr> |
43 | </tr> |
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| 45 | </tr> |
45 | </tr> |
| 46 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> |
46 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> |
| 47 | </tr> |
47 | </tr> |
| 48 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">09-Sep-2003</td> |
48 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">09-Sep-2003</td> |
| 49 | </tr> |
49 | </tr> |
| 50 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">04-Oct-2003, 11-Dec-2003, 13-Dec-2003</td> |
50 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">04-Oct-2003, 11-Dec-2003, 13-Dec-2003, 4-May-2004</td> |
| 51 | </tr> |
51 | </tr> |
| 52 | </tbody> |
52 | </tbody> |
| 53 | </table> |
53 | </table> |
| 54 | <hr /> |
54 | <hr /> |
| 55 | <div class="contents topic" id="contents"> |
55 | <div class="contents topic" id="contents"> |
| 56 | <p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
56 | <p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
| 57 | <ul class="simple"> |
57 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 58 | <li><a class="reference" href="#definitions" id="id28" name="id28">Definitions</a></li> |
58 | <li><a class="reference" href="#definitions" id="id29" name="id29">Definitions</a></li> |
| 59 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id29" name="id29">Abstract</a></li> |
59 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id30" name="id30">Abstract</a></li> |
| 60 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id30" name="id30">Motivation</a></li> |
60 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id31" name="id31">Motivation</a></li> |
| 61 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id31" name="id31">Rationale</a></li> |
61 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id32" name="id32">Rationale</a></li> |
| 62 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id32" name="id32">Specification</a></li> |
62 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id33" name="id33">Specification</a></li> |
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63 | <li><a class="reference" href="#implementation-status" id="id34" name="id34">Implementation / Status</a></li> |
| 63 | <li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id33" name="id33">Credits</a></li> |
64 | <li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id35" name="id35">Credits</a></li> |
| 64 | <li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id34" name="id34">References</a></li> |
65 | <li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id36" name="id36">References</a></li> |
| 65 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id35" name="id35">Copyright</a></li> |
66 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id37" name="id37">Copyright</a></li> |
| 66 | </ul> |
67 | </ul> |
| 67 | </div> |
68 | </div> |
| 68 | <div class="section" id="definitions"> |
69 | <div class="section" id="definitions"> |
| 69 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28" name="definitions">Definitions</a></h1> |
70 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" name="definitions">Definitions</a></h1> |
| 70 | <blockquote> |
71 | <blockquote> |
| 71 | <dl> |
72 | <dl> |
| 72 | <dt><em>APP</em></dt> |
73 | <dt><em>APP</em></dt> |
| 73 | <dd>A graphical application that should be listed in the menus.</dd> |
74 | <dd>A graphical application that should be listed in the menus.</dd> |
| 74 | <dt><em>WM</em></dt> |
75 | <dt><em>WM</em></dt> |
| 75 | <dd>A program containing a menu manager (i.e. a program that can display a menu, e.g. a windowmanager).</dd> |
76 | <dd>A program containing a menu manager (i.e. a program that can display a menu, e.g. a windowmanager).</dd> |
| 76 | </dl> |
77 | </dl> |
| 77 | </blockquote> |
78 | </blockquote> |
| 78 | </div> |
79 | </div> |
| 79 | <div class="section" id="abstract"> |
80 | <div class="section" id="abstract"> |
| 80 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
81 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
| 81 | <p>This GLEP handles a proposal for the following two goals:</p> |
82 | <p>This GLEP handles a proposal for the following two goals:</p> |
| 82 | <ul class="simple"> |
83 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 83 | <li>Create a common menu layout, which would be independent of the WM. |
84 | <li>Create a common menu layout, which would be independent of the WM. |
| 84 | This point is quite important for those people who use more than one WM.</li> |
85 | This point is quite important for those people who use more than one WM.</li> |
| 85 | <li>Provide a common way to add applications to the menus.</li> |
86 | <li>Provide a common way to add applications to the menus.</li> |
| 86 | </ul> |
87 | </ul> |
| 87 | </div> |
88 | </div> |
| 88 | <div class="section" id="motivation"> |
89 | <div class="section" id="motivation"> |
| 89 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
90 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
| 90 | <p>GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, to name only a few, have all their own ways of handling |
91 | <p>GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, to name only a few, have all their own ways of handling |
| 91 | menus. There have been several requests <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id15" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id16" id="id2" name="id2">[2]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id17" id="id3" name="id3">[3]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id18" id="id4" name="id4">[4]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id19" id="id5" name="id5">[5]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id20" id="id6" name="id6">[6]</a> from |
92 | menus. There have been several requests <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id15" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id16" id="id2" name="id2">[2]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id17" id="id3" name="id3">[3]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id18" id="id4" name="id4">[4]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id19" id="id5" name="id5">[5]</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id20" id="id6" name="id6">[6]</a> from |
| 92 | users to streamline these menus. Furthermore there are several bug reports |
93 | users to streamline these menus. Furthermore there are several bug reports |
| 93 | about applications not having a menu entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id21" id="id7" name="id7">[7]</a>, but since there is not |
94 | about applications not having a menu entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id21" id="id7" name="id7">[7]</a>, but since there is not |
| 94 | standard way to create such an entry, they are just sitting around in |
95 | standard way to create such an entry, they are just sitting around in |
| 95 | bugzilla.</p> |
96 | bugzilla.</p> |
| 96 | </div> |
97 | </div> |
| 97 | <div class="section" id="rationale"> |
98 | <div class="section" id="rationale"> |
| 98 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
99 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
| 99 | <p>The idea of a common menu system is not new to the Linux world, every big |
100 | <p>The idea of a common menu system is not new to the Linux world, every big |
| 100 | distribution (Debian, Mandrake, RedHat, Suse) has such a system. The big DE's, |
101 | distribution (Debian, Mandrake, RedHat, Suse) has such a system. The big DE's, |
| 101 | KDE and GNOME, with the help of freedesktop.org <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id22" id="id8" name="id8">[8]</a>, are also trying to |
102 | KDE and GNOME, with the help of freedesktop.org <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id22" id="id8" name="id8">[8]</a>, are also trying to |
| 102 | implement one standard. That will most likely happen in GNOME 2.6 and KDE 3.2 |
103 | implement one standard. That will most likely happen in GNOME 2.6 and KDE 3.2 |
| 103 | (Currently they are only implementing different versions of the |
104 | (Currently they are only implementing different versions of the |
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| 113 | <li>integrate with small changes to our ebuildtree.</li> |
114 | <li>integrate with small changes to our ebuildtree.</li> |
| 114 | <li>support for per system and per user menus</li> |
115 | <li>support for per system and per user menus</li> |
| 115 | </ul> |
116 | </ul> |
| 116 | </div> |
117 | </div> |
| 117 | <div class="section" id="specification"> |
118 | <div class="section" id="specification"> |
| 118 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
119 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
| 119 | <p>We are trying to follow these specifications:</p> |
120 | <p>We are trying to follow these specifications:</p> |
| 120 | <ul class="simple"> |
121 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 121 | <li>Desktop Entry Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id9" name="id9">[9]</a></li> |
122 | <li>Desktop Entry Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id9" name="id9">[9]</a></li> |
| 122 | <li>Menu Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id24" id="id10" name="id10">[10]</a></li> |
123 | <li>Menu Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id24" id="id10" name="id10">[10]</a></li> |
| 123 | <li>Icon Theme Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id25" id="id11" name="id11">[11]</a></li> |
124 | <li>Icon Theme Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id25" id="id11" name="id11">[11]</a></li> |
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| 128 | <li>Desktop File Utils <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id27" id="id13" name="id13">[13]</a> (written in C)</li> |
129 | <li>Desktop File Utils <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id27" id="id13" name="id13">[13]</a> (written in C)</li> |
| 129 | </ul> |
130 | </ul> |
| 130 | <p>Our goal is to patch the WM's with the help of these libraries to support the |
131 | <p>Our goal is to patch the WM's with the help of these libraries to support the |
| 131 | specifications. APP's then only have to install a .desktop entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id14" name="id14">[9]</a> and |
132 | specifications. APP's then only have to install a .desktop entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id14" name="id14">[9]</a> and |
| 132 | optionally an icon and will be listed in all menus. This installation could |
133 | optionally an icon and will be listed in all menus. This installation could |
| 133 | easily be done by two portage commands (domenu, doicon). Additionaly we |
134 | easily be done by two portage commands (domenu, doicon).</p> |
| 134 | should provide a reference menu layout and icon theme and add a function to |
135 | </div> |
| 135 | repoman to validate .desktop files.</p> |
136 | <div class="section" id="implementation-status"> |
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137 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" name="implementation-status">Implementation / Status</a></h1> |
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138 | <p>This GLEP exists for a long time now, still it is not accepted. I will outline |
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139 | the current status:</p> |
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140 | <ul class="simple"> |
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141 | <li>KDE 3.2 (x86) supports this specification</li> |
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142 | <li>GNOME 2.6 (~x86) support this specification</li> |
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143 | <li>domenu[<a class="reference" href="#id26">12</a>] has to be included in portage to be used by the ebuilds to |
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144 | install a desktop entry</li> |
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145 | <li>Somebody needs to write patches for the other WM's:</li> |
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146 | </ul> |
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147 | <p>We should focus on adding support to the following WM's first:</p> |
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148 | <ul class="simple"> |
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149 | <li>xfce, blackblox / fluxbox / openbox / waimea / kahakai, icewm</li> |
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150 | <li>fvwm, windowmaker, enlightment, afterstep</li> |
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151 | </ul> |
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152 | <p>The following are not so important, but support some kind of applications |
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153 | menu:</p> |
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154 | <ul class="simple"> |
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155 | <li>aewm / aewm++ / evilwm / windowlab / oroborus, amiwm, ctwm, flwm</li> |
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156 | <li>golem, larswm, pekwm, plwm, pwm, qvwm, selectwm, treewm, trwm</li> |
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157 | <li>vtwm, xpde</li> |
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158 | </ul> |
| 136 | </div> |
159 | </div> |
| 137 | <div class="section" id="credits"> |
160 | <div class="section" id="credits"> |
| 138 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> |
161 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> |
| 139 | <p>Based on suggestions from former discussions on the gentoo bugzilla, |
162 | <p>Based on suggestions from former discussions on the gentoo bugzilla, |
| 140 | mailinglists and forums.</p> |
163 | mailinglists and forums.</p> |
| 141 | </div> |
164 | </div> |
| 142 | <div class="section" id="references"> |
165 | <div class="section" id="references"> |
| 143 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" name="references">References</a></h1> |
166 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" name="references">References</a></h1> |
| 144 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id15" rules="none"> |
167 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id15" rules="none"> |
| 145 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
168 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 146 | <tbody valign="top"> |
169 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 147 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="id15">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5510">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5510</a></td></tr> |
170 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="id15">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5510">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5510</a></td></tr> |
| 148 | </tbody> |
171 | </tbody> |
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| 222 | <tbody valign="top"> |
245 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 223 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13" name="id27">[13]</a></td><td>Desktop File Utils |
246 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13" name="id27">[13]</a></td><td>Desktop File Utils |
| 224 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils</a>]</td></tr> |
247 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils</a>]</td></tr> |
| 225 | </tbody> |
248 | </tbody> |
| 226 | </table> |
249 | </table> |
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250 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id28" rules="none"> |
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251 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
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252 | <tbody valign="top"> |
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253 | <tr><td class="label"><a name="id28">[14]</a></td><td>domenu |
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254 | [<a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25756">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25756</a>]</td></tr> |
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255 | </tbody> |
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256 | </table> |
| 227 | </div> |
257 | </div> |
| 228 | <div class="section" id="copyright"> |
258 | <div class="section" id="copyright"> |
| 229 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
259 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
| 230 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
260 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
| 231 | </div> |
261 | </div> |
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