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phalaxy
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 Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 1:26 pm Post subject: xdg launcher icons should be optional not mandatorial (sys-a |
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sys-apps/sandbox is a mandatorial package which installs xdg launchers in /usr/share/applications so it should be extended with a new local use flag :
xdg-launcher-icon-* (or a similar clearly recognisable string)
where the * is replaced with the app name or app name + extended feature (see next entry). so everybody can decide if they want a globally installed launcher icon for their package on their system or not.
this fits also for some apps and games which are installing launchers for servers, mapeditors and special super user access methods where each one should be seperatly (de)selectable independently from existing server or editor useflags.
A few other ebuild examples so far
games-strategy/wesnoth-1.10.6 (mapeditor launcher)
games-strategy/ufo-ai-2.4 (server launcher)
net-analyzer/nmap-6.25 (zenmap root access launcher)
by the way : version numbers should also not be visible in launchers icons like in dev-util/glade-3.14.2
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khayyam
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| Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: xdg launcher icons should be optional not mandatorial (s |
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| phalaxy wrote: | | sys-apps/sandbox is a mandatorial package which installs xdg launchers in /usr/share/applications |
phalaxy ... that is incorrect, it has nothing to do with sandbox, these are installed as part of the package.
| phalaxy wrote: | | so it should be extended with a new local use flag : xdg-launcher-icon-* (or a similar clearly recognisable string). where the * is replaced with the app name or app name + extended feature (see next entry). so everybody can decide if they want a globally installed launcher icon for their package on their system or not. |
Can we not have a "freedesktop" useflag, and a $NO_XDG variable added to the (so called) "standard", seeing that not everyone wants this, you know, so "everyone can decide"?
best ... khay |
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