On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 01:10:57PM +0100, Rob Bradford wrote: > On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 08:18, Sven Luther wrote: > > Package: wnpp > > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-04-27 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > * Package name : gnome-randr-applet > > Version : 0.2 > > Upstream Author : Matthew Allum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * URL : > > http://handhelds.org/~mallum/downloadables/grandr_applet-0.2.tar.gz > > * License : GPL > > Description : Simple gnome-panel front end to the xrandr extension > > > > Gnome-randr-applet is a simple gnome-panel front end to the xrandr > > extension found in XFree86 4.3+ releases. > > > > Notice that i had already packaged this and uploaded it to the NEW > > queue, but it was rejected, since it has a dependency on X 4.3.0, which > > is not (yet) in the archive. > > > > I also have a question about the package name, upstream is > > grandr-applet, but other similar packages are called hardware-monitor > > and gnome-sensors, so i thought that the grandr should be changed to > > gnome-randr. But does it make sense to guard the applet bit ? I think i > > really should ask on debian-gtk-gnome. And should hardware-monitor > > better be called gnome-hardware-monitor-applet ? > > Personally i think your choice of name is excellent. Prepending the > gnome- is pretty helpful as is appending the -applet. Although i think
:))) > you should explain what it does directly in the description; "Simple > gnome applet to change display settings (resolution, etc)" > And then include further explanation of everything it can do with XRandr Ok, you are right there and i will change this before i do the actual upload, which i cannot do before 4.3.0 is in the archive anyway. > in the description. I think you might be right about the naming of > hardware-monitor, it is a very generic name. Yes, but gnome-hardware-monitor-applet is pretty long which may cause trouble dpkg -l and some other package management tools, and hardware-monitor is the upstream name. I will let it like this for now (it is already in sid and sarge), until there is a agreement on what exactly to do here. Friendly, Sven Luther
