[Mageia-dev] Fw: Changes in Categories in the XDG Desktop Menu Specification

Sat Oct 27 14:56:22 CEST 2012

Another FYI. I guess this one is more important.
+
+Begin forwarded message:
+
+Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:04:47 +0200
+From: Stanislav Brabec <sbrabec at suse.cz>
+To: xdg at lists.freedesktop.org
+Cc: distributor-list at gnome.org
+Subject: Changes in Categories in the XDG Desktop Menu Specification
+
+
+Hallo.
+
+I am pleased to announce changes in Categories in the Desktop Menu
+Specification[1] that incorporated changes and proposals collected in
+last years in XDG list or Bugzilla.
+
+Please update your utilities and distribution menus to accept these new
+Categories.
+
+[1]
+http://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-latest.html#main-category-registry
+
+
+List of changes that affect applications menu:
+
+
+1) Science is now Main Category, not Additional Category.
+
+Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20186
+Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64034
+
+If you had a common "Edutainment" menu, it could be now split to
+"Education" and "Science".
+
+
+2) Allowed Main Categories changed:
+
+2.1) Science: All items allowed for Education before are now accepted
+for Science as well. Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20186 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64036
+
+2.2) Monitor: Monitor is now accepted for System or Network. It was
+only System before. Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49699 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64044
+
+
+3) There are several new Additional Categories:
+
+3.1) Spirituality: Religious and spiritual software, theology; allowed
+Main Categories: Education;Science;Utility;Game Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20192 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64038
+
+3.2) Humanities: Software for philosophy, psychology and other
+humanities; allowed Main Categories: Education;Science Bugzilla
+reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20192
+Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64038
+
+3.3) Maps: Sofware for viewing maps, navigation, mapping, GPS; allowed
+Main Categories: Graphics;Utility;Education;Science Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20187 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64042
+
+3.4) Feed: RSS, podcast and other subscription based contents; allowed
+Main Categories: Network Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20197 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64045
+
+3.5) NetworkService: A generic network service not listed elsewhere;
+allowed Main Categories: Network Bugzilla reference:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20197 Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64045
+
+3.6) Shooter: Shooter game; allowed Main Categories: Game
+Bugzilla reference: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38553
+Specification Patch:
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=64043
+
+
+-- 
+Best Regards / S pozdravem,
+
+Stanislav Brabec
+software developer
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