Hi Cesare, Cesare Tirabassi wrote: > Package: kxterm > Version: 2006.dfsg.2-11 > Severity: wishlist > Usertags: origin-ubuntu hardy > > Hi, > > In Ubuntu, following a request from an user (see > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cernlib/+bug/36382) we have added > a .desktop file to the kxterm package. > > Would it be possible to have this also in your package? > We will be grateful as this would ease future syncs. > > I paste the validated .desktop file to this email (can also provide a patch > if > you prefer).
I'm not convinced that it actually makes sense for kxterm to have a desktop file, since to the best of my knowledge kxterm is only meant to be called from other programs (in particular, paw++ and user-built applications using the GEANT3 library/framework) and not directly by the user. (An argument could hence be made that the kxterm binary belongs somewhere other than /usr/bin, but putting it outside of $PATH would make things difficult for the programs that want to use it.) I also removed the Debian menu file for kxterm as of cernlib 2006.dfsg.2-6, for the same reason. Would you happen to know if the person who submitted the desktop file had a reason for it other than "every GUI app should have a desktop file" ? If there is a use case for someone starting kxterm from the GUI or command line with no parent application driving it, I'll be happy to add it, but I'm not aware of one right now. best regards, -- Kevin B. McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://www.starplot.org/ WWW: http://people.debian.org/~kmccarty/ GPG: public key ID 4F83C751
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