[Mageia-dev] freedesktop spec and categories

Sat Feb 26 01:00:01 CET 2011

Le vendredi 25 février 2011 10:33:42, Michael Scherer a écrit :
+> Le vendredi 25 février 2011 à 09:19 +0100, Samuel Verschelde a écrit :
+> > Le vendredi 25 février 2011 01:12:07, Michael Scherer a écrit :
+> > > What need to be taken in account too is also the case
+> > > Internet => 5-7 apps.
+> > > 
+> > > Having :
+> > > Internet => 5-7 submenus => 1 app entry
+> > > is IMHO clearly suboptimal.
+> > > 
+> > > ( ie, 1 step more to get application , on a total of 3, that's a lot ).
+> > 
+> > Does it happen ? In a default Mandriva KDE installation I already have
+> > more than 10 internet applications.
+> 
+> I do not use kde, but that doesn't sound good.
+> What are the entries ? Are all of them really needed ?
+
+- akregator
+- kaddressbook
+- kmail
+- network center (mandriva)
+- kbluetooth
+- kget (download manager)
+- knetattach (= add a network 
+- knode : newsgroups reader (unless I installed it manually, not sure)
+- konqueror
+- kontact
+- konversation
+- kopete
+- korganizer
+- kppp
+- krdc
+- krfb
+- ktorrent (unless I installed it manually)
+- firefox
+
+And I agree that many of those will not be used by most people
+
+> 
+> > I prefer 3 quick steps rather than 2 long steps.
+> 
+> This would requires some testing and measures to see which is faster,
+> which is more confusing. Fcrozat did some tests, but I think the report
+> were not published :/
+> 
+> > And KDE gives you the
+> > "recently used applications" on top of the menu, so the extra step is no
+> > big deal.
+> 
+> Shall I remind that there is more than KDE in the world ?
+
+No, because it suggests I forgot it, which is not the case :)
+But you mean there is no such functionality in GNOME and other commonly used 
+environments ?
+
+Samuel
+