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

Sun Oct 28 00:44:05 CEST 2012

Le 27/10/12 13:56,Jani Välimaa nous adresse ces quelques mots :
+> Another FYI. I guess this one is more important.
+
+Thanks for the forward.
+How do we update our tools? I know youri checks the desktop categories
+on upload.
+I guess this is interesting as well in the context of the RPM group change.
+Cheers,
+-- 
+Malo
+
+> 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
+> 
+> 
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