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| 19 | <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/" title="Gentoo Linux Home Page"> |
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| 24 | [<b><a href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep">GLEP Index</a></b>] |
267 | [<b><a href="http://www.gentoo.org/peps">GLEP Index</a></b>] |
| 25 | [<b><a href="./glep-0016.txt">GLEP Source</a></b>] |
268 | [<b><a href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0016.txt">GLEP Source</a></b>] |
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| 32 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">16</td> |
274 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">16</td> |
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| 34 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Gentoo Menu System</td> |
276 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Gentoo Menu System</td> |
| 35 | </tr> |
277 | </tr> |
| 36 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.7</td> |
278 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.7</td> |
| 37 | </tr> |
279 | </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/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0016.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/11/11 21:33:13</a></td> |
280 | <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">2004/11/11 21:33:13</a></td> |
| 39 | </tr> |
281 | </tr> |
| 40 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Heinrich Wendel <lanius at gentoo.org>,</td> |
282 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Heinrich Wendel <lanius at gentoo.org>,</td> |
| 41 | </tr> |
283 | </tr> |
| 42 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">deferred</td> |
284 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">deferred</td> |
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| 44 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> |
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288 | <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> |
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289 | </tr> |
| 48 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">09-Sep-2003</td> |
290 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">09-Sep-2003</td> |
| 49 | </tr> |
291 | </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, 4-May-2004, 11-Nov-2004</td> |
292 | <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, 11-Nov-2004</td> |
| 51 | </tr> |
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| 55 | <div class="contents topic" id="contents"> |
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| 56 | <p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
298 | <p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
| 57 | <ul class="simple"> |
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| 58 | <li><a class="reference" href="#definitions" id="id29" name="id29">Definitions</a></li> |
300 | <li><a class="reference" href="#definitions" id="id29" name="id29">Definitions</a></li> |
| 59 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id30" name="id30">Abstract</a></li> |
301 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id30" name="id30">Abstract</a></li> |
| 60 | <li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id31" name="id31">Status</a></li> |
302 | <li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id31" name="id31">Status</a></li> |
| 61 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id32" name="id32">Motivation</a></li> |
303 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id32" name="id32">Motivation</a></li> |
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| 65 | <li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id36" name="id36">Credits</a></li> |
307 | <li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id36" name="id36">Credits</a></li> |
| 66 | <li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id37" name="id37">References</a></li> |
308 | <li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id37" name="id37">References</a></li> |
| 67 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id38" name="id38">Copyright</a></li> |
309 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id38" name="id38">Copyright</a></li> |
| 68 | </ul> |
310 | </ul> |
| 69 | </div> |
311 | </div> |
| 70 | <div class="section" id="definitions"> |
312 | <div class="section"> |
| 71 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" name="definitions">Definitions</a></h1> |
313 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" id="definitions" name="definitions">Definitions</a></h1> |
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314 | <blockquote> |
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| 74 | <dt><em>APP</em></dt> |
316 | <dt><em>APP</em></dt> |
| 75 | <dd>A graphical application that should be listed in the menus.</dd> |
317 | <dd>A graphical application that should be listed in the menus.</dd> |
| 76 | <dt><em>WM</em></dt> |
318 | <dt><em>WM</em></dt> |
| 77 | <dd>A program containing a menu manager (i.e. a program that can display a menu, e.g. a windowmanager).</dd> |
319 | <dd>A program containing a menu manager (i.e. a program that can display a menu, e.g. a windowmanager).</dd> |
| 78 | </dl> |
320 | </dl> |
| 79 | </blockquote> |
321 | </blockquote> |
| 80 | </div> |
322 | </div> |
| 81 | <div class="section" id="abstract"> |
323 | <div class="section"> |
| 82 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
324 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
| 83 | <p>This GLEP handles a proposal for the following two goals:</p> |
325 | <p>This GLEP handles a proposal for the following two goals:</p> |
| 84 | <ul class="simple"> |
326 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 85 | <li>Create a common menu layout, which would be independent of the WM. |
327 | <li>Create a common menu layout, which would be independent of the WM. |
| 86 | This point is quite important for those people who use more than one WM.</li> |
328 | This point is quite important for those people who use more than one WM.</li> |
| 87 | <li>Provide a common way to add applications to the menus.</li> |
329 | <li>Provide a common way to add applications to the menus.</li> |
| 88 | </ul> |
330 | </ul> |
| 89 | </div> |
331 | </div> |
| 90 | <div class="section" id="status"> |
332 | <div class="section"> |
| 91 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
333 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
| 92 | <p>Timed out (and now subsumed by the gentoo-desktop top-level project)</p> |
334 | <p>Timed out (and now subsumed by the gentoo-desktop top-level project)</p> |
| 93 | </div> |
335 | </div> |
| 94 | <div class="section" id="motivation"> |
336 | <div class="section"> |
| 95 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
337 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
| 96 | <p>GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, to name only a few, have all their own ways of handling |
338 | <p>GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, to name only a few, have all their own ways of handling |
| 97 | 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 |
339 | 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 |
| 98 | users to streamline these menus. Furthermore there are several bug reports |
340 | users to streamline these menus. Furthermore there are several bug reports |
| 99 | about applications not having a menu entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id21" id="id7" name="id7">[7]</a>, but since there is not |
341 | about applications not having a menu entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id21" id="id7" name="id7">[7]</a>, but since there is not |
| 100 | standard way to create such an entry, they are just sitting around in |
342 | standard way to create such an entry, they are just sitting around in |
| 101 | bugzilla.</p> |
343 | bugzilla.</p> |
| 102 | </div> |
344 | </div> |
| 103 | <div class="section" id="rationale"> |
345 | <div class="section"> |
| 104 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
346 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
| 105 | <p>The idea of a common menu system is not new to the Linux world, every big |
347 | <p>The idea of a common menu system is not new to the Linux world, every big |
| 106 | distribution (Debian, Mandrake, RedHat, Suse) has such a system. The big DE's, |
348 | distribution (Debian, Mandrake, RedHat, Suse) has such a system. The big DE's, |
| 107 | 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 |
349 | 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 |
| 108 | implement one standard. That will most likely happen in GNOME 2.6 and KDE 3.2 |
350 | implement one standard. That will most likely happen in GNOME 2.6 and KDE 3.2 |
| 109 | (Currently they are only implementing different versions of the |
351 | (Currently they are only implementing different versions of the |
| … | |
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| 118 | <li>provide the necessary flexibility and modularity</li> |
360 | <li>provide the necessary flexibility and modularity</li> |
| 119 | <li>integrate with small changes to our ebuildtree.</li> |
361 | <li>integrate with small changes to our ebuildtree.</li> |
| 120 | <li>support for per system and per user menus</li> |
362 | <li>support for per system and per user menus</li> |
| 121 | </ul> |
363 | </ul> |
| 122 | </div> |
364 | </div> |
| 123 | <div class="section" id="specification"> |
365 | <div class="section"> |
| 124 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
366 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
| 125 | <p>We are trying to follow these specifications:</p> |
367 | <p>We are trying to follow these specifications:</p> |
| 126 | <ul class="simple"> |
368 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 127 | <li>Desktop Entry Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id9" name="id9">[9]</a></li> |
369 | <li>Desktop Entry Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id9" name="id9">[9]</a></li> |
| 128 | <li>Menu Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id24" id="id10" name="id10">[10]</a></li> |
370 | <li>Menu Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id24" id="id10" name="id10">[10]</a></li> |
| 129 | <li>Icon Theme Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id25" id="id11" name="id11">[11]</a></li> |
371 | <li>Icon Theme Specification <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id25" id="id11" name="id11">[11]</a></li> |
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| 136 | <p>Our goal is to patch the WM's with the help of these libraries to support the |
378 | <p>Our goal is to patch the WM's with the help of these libraries to support the |
| 137 | specifications. APP's then only have to install a .desktop entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id14" name="id14">[9]</a> and |
379 | specifications. APP's then only have to install a .desktop entry <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id23" id="id14" name="id14">[9]</a> and |
| 138 | optionally an icon and will be listed in all menus. This installation could |
380 | optionally an icon and will be listed in all menus. This installation could |
| 139 | easily be done by two portage commands (domenu, doicon).</p> |
381 | easily be done by two portage commands (domenu, doicon).</p> |
| 140 | </div> |
382 | </div> |
| 141 | <div class="section" id="implementation-status"> |
383 | <div class="section"> |
| 142 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" name="implementation-status">Implementation / Status</a></h1> |
384 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" id="implementation-status" name="implementation-status">Implementation / Status</a></h1> |
| 143 | <p>This GLEP exists for a long time now, still it is not accepted. I will outline |
385 | <p>This GLEP exists for a long time now, still it is not accepted. I will outline |
| 144 | the current status:</p> |
386 | the current status:</p> |
| 145 | <ul class="simple"> |
387 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 146 | <li>KDE 3.2 (x86) supports this specification</li> |
388 | <li>KDE 3.2 (x86) supports this specification</li> |
| 147 | <li>GNOME 2.6 (~x86) support this specification</li> |
389 | <li>GNOME 2.6 (~x86) support this specification</li> |
| … | |
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| 152 | <p>We should focus on adding support to the following WM's first:</p> |
394 | <p>We should focus on adding support to the following WM's first:</p> |
| 153 | <ul class="simple"> |
395 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 154 | <li>xfce, blackblox / fluxbox / openbox / waimea / kahakai, icewm</li> |
396 | <li>xfce, blackblox / fluxbox / openbox / waimea / kahakai, icewm</li> |
| 155 | <li>fvwm, windowmaker, enlightment, afterstep</li> |
397 | <li>fvwm, windowmaker, enlightment, afterstep</li> |
| 156 | </ul> |
398 | </ul> |
| 157 | <p>The following are not so important, but support some kind of applications |
399 | <p>The following are not so important, but support some kind of applications |
| 158 | menu:</p> |
400 | menu:</p> |
| 159 | <ul class="simple"> |
401 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 160 | <li>aewm / aewm++ / evilwm / windowlab / oroborus, amiwm, ctwm, flwm</li> |
402 | <li>aewm / aewm++ / evilwm / windowlab / oroborus, amiwm, ctwm, flwm</li> |
| 161 | <li>golem, larswm, pekwm, plwm, pwm, qvwm, selectwm, treewm, trwm</li> |
403 | <li>golem, larswm, pekwm, plwm, pwm, qvwm, selectwm, treewm, trwm</li> |
| 162 | <li>vtwm, xpde</li> |
404 | <li>vtwm, xpde</li> |
| 163 | </ul> |
405 | </ul> |
| 164 | </div> |
406 | </div> |
| 165 | <div class="section" id="credits"> |
407 | <div class="section"> |
| 166 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> |
408 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" id="credits" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> |
| 167 | <p>Based on suggestions from former discussions on the gentoo bugzilla, |
409 | <p>Based on suggestions from former discussions on the gentoo bugzilla, |
| 168 | mailinglists and forums.</p> |
410 | mailinglists and forums.</p> |
| 169 | </div> |
411 | </div> |
| 170 | <div class="section" id="references"> |
412 | <div class="section"> |
| 171 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37" name="references">References</a></h1> |
413 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1> |
| 172 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id15" rules="none"> |
414 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id15" rules="none"> |
| 173 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
415 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 174 | <tbody valign="top"> |
416 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 175 | <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> |
417 | <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> |
| 176 | </tbody> |
418 | </tbody> |
| 177 | </table> |
419 | </table> |
| 178 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id16" rules="none"> |
420 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id16" rules="none"> |
| 179 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
421 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 180 | <tbody valign="top"> |
422 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 181 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="id16">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10429">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10429</a></td></tr> |
423 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="id16">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10429">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10429</a></td></tr> |
| 182 | </tbody> |
424 | </tbody> |
| 183 | </table> |
425 | </table> |
| 184 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id17" rules="none"> |
426 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id17" rules="none"> |
| 185 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
427 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 186 | <tbody valign="top"> |
428 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 187 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id3" name="id17">[3]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4884">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4884</a></td></tr> |
429 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id3" name="id17">[3]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4884">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4884</a></td></tr> |
| 188 | </tbody> |
430 | </tbody> |
| 189 | </table> |
431 | </table> |
| 190 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id18" rules="none"> |
432 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id18" rules="none"> |
| 191 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
433 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 192 | <tbody valign="top"> |
434 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 193 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id4" name="id18">[4]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25797">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25797</a></td></tr> |
435 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id4" name="id18">[4]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25797">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25797</a></td></tr> |
| 194 | </tbody> |
436 | </tbody> |
| 195 | </table> |
437 | </table> |
| 196 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id19" rules="none"> |
438 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id19" rules="none"> |
| 197 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
439 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 198 | <tbody valign="top"> |
440 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 199 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5" name="id19">[5]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=66754">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=66754</a></td></tr> |
441 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5" name="id19">[5]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=66754">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=66754</a></td></tr> |
| 200 | </tbody> |
442 | </tbody> |
| 201 | </table> |
443 | </table> |
| 202 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id20" rules="none"> |
444 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id20" rules="none"> |
| 203 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
445 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 204 | <tbody valign="top"> |
446 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 205 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id6" name="id20">[6]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=263106#263106">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=263106#263106</a></td></tr> |
447 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id6" name="id20">[6]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=263106#263106">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=263106#263106</a></td></tr> |
| 206 | </tbody> |
448 | </tbody> |
| 207 | </table> |
449 | </table> |
| 208 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id21" rules="none"> |
450 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id21" rules="none"> |
| 209 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
451 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 210 | <tbody valign="top"> |
452 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 211 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7" name="id21">[7]</a></td><td><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> |
453 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7" name="id21">[7]</a></td><td><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> |
| 212 | </tbody> |
454 | </tbody> |
| 213 | </table> |
455 | </table> |
| 214 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id22" rules="none"> |
456 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id22" rules="none"> |
| 215 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
457 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 216 | <tbody valign="top"> |
458 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 217 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id8" name="id22">[8]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org">http://www.freedesktop.org</a></td></tr> |
459 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id8" name="id22">[8]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org">http://www.freedesktop.org</a></td></tr> |
| 218 | </tbody> |
460 | </tbody> |
| 219 | </table> |
461 | </table> |
| 220 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id23" rules="none"> |
462 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id23" rules="none"> |
| 221 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
463 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 222 | <tbody valign="top"> |
464 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 223 | <tr><td class="label"><a name="id23">[9]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id9">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id14">2</a>)</em> Desktop Entry Specification |
465 | <tr><td class="label"><a name="id23">[9]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id9">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id14">2</a>)</em> Desktop Entry Specification |
| 224 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.4/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.4/</a>]</td></tr> |
466 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.4/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.4/</a>]</td></tr> |
| 225 | </tbody> |
467 | </tbody> |
| 226 | </table> |
468 | </table> |
| 227 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id24" rules="none"> |
469 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id24" rules="none"> |
| 228 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
470 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 229 | <tbody valign="top"> |
471 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 230 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id10" name="id24">[10]</a></td><td>Menu Specification |
472 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id10" name="id24">[10]</a></td><td>Menu Specification |
| 231 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/0.8/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/0.8/</a>]</td></tr> |
473 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/0.8/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/0.8/</a>]</td></tr> |
| 232 | </tbody> |
474 | </tbody> |
| 233 | </table> |
475 | </table> |
| 234 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id25" rules="none"> |
476 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id25" rules="none"> |
| 235 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
477 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 236 | <tbody valign="top"> |
478 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 237 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id11" name="id25">[11]</a></td><td>Icon Theme Specification |
479 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id11" name="id25">[11]</a></td><td>Icon Theme Specification |
| 238 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/icon-theme-spec/0.7/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/icon-theme-spec/0.7/</a>]</td></tr> |
480 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/icon-theme-spec/0.7/">http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/icon-theme-spec/0.7/</a>]</td></tr> |
| 239 | </tbody> |
481 | </tbody> |
| 240 | </table> |
482 | </table> |
| 241 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id26" rules="none"> |
483 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id26" rules="none"> |
| 242 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
484 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 243 | <tbody valign="top"> |
485 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 244 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id12" name="id26">[12]</a></td><td>PyXDG |
486 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id12" name="id26">[12]</a></td><td>PyXDG |
| 245 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pyxdg">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pyxdg</a>]</td></tr> |
487 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pyxdg">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pyxdg</a>]</td></tr> |
| 246 | </tbody> |
488 | </tbody> |
| 247 | </table> |
489 | </table> |
| 248 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id27" rules="none"> |
490 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id27" rules="none"> |
| 249 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
491 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 250 | <tbody valign="top"> |
492 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 251 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13" name="id27">[13]</a></td><td>Desktop File Utils |
493 | <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13" name="id27">[13]</a></td><td>Desktop File Utils |
| 252 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils</a>]</td></tr> |
494 | [<a class="reference" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils</a>]</td></tr> |
| 253 | </tbody> |
495 | </tbody> |
| 254 | </table> |
496 | </table> |
| 255 | <table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id28" rules="none"> |
497 | <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id28" rules="none"> |
| 256 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
498 | <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
| 257 | <tbody valign="top"> |
499 | <tbody valign="top"> |
| 258 | <tr><td class="label"><a name="id28">[14]</a></td><td>domenu |
500 | <tr><td class="label"><a name="id28">[14]</a></td><td>domenu |
| 259 | [<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> |
501 | [<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> |
| 260 | </tbody> |
502 | </tbody> |
| 261 | </table> |
503 | </table> |
| 262 | </div> |
504 | </div> |
| 263 | <div class="section" id="copyright"> |
505 | <div class="section"> |
| 264 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
506 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
| 265 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
507 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
| 266 | </div> |
508 | </div> |
| 267 | </div> |
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| 272 | Generated on: 2004-11-11 21:26 UTC. |
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