On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 03:30:35PM +0600, anabioz34 wrote:
> I think there's no reason for `stterm` and `suckless-tools` to be strict
> dependencies. Surf is completely usable without them, and some users would 
> like
> to use another launcher (`rofi` for example) instead of dmenu or do not use
> launchers at all.
> So, suckless-tools should be recommended or suggested dependency.

I don't agree that they should only be recommendations (or less).
dmenu (from suckless-tools) is used for prompting the user about new
URLs, which is an essential browser feature.
And a terminal (currently stterm) is required for downloading files,
which is also something essential.

> As for stterm, I think it should be replaced by `x-terminal-emulator`
> virtual package, because it's more friendly to users' individual
> preferences.

This change is a good idea, thanks for the suggestion.

Regards,
  Reiner

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