"AKL. Mantas Kriauciunas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > Debian has a usability problem - it's hard to start lots of programs, > installed from debian packages, because simple users just can't find > them in menu. > Standart debian menu entry isn't good solution for user-friendly > desktops, like Gnome and KDE, because debian menu isn't intuitive (for > example there are no icons for categories) and there are no possibility > to translate debian menu entry. > > Solution is to add freedesktop.org standartized menu entry for programs, > which could be started from menu (for example there is no meaning to > start apt-get tool from menu). Then users of modern desktops will be > happy, because they can easily find how to start installed applications > - menu entries will be localized and will be in right place. > > Why I'm writing this letter instead simply filling bugs on packages? > > ... > > Maybe debian developers should improve debian package making standards > (Debian policy) and recommend to add Gnome/Kde menu entry for all packages, > which have Debian menu entry ? Then maintainers will include .desktop > files, at least after bugreports :)
I'm not sure that's a good idea. I'm using Gnome and I'd like to keep a simple applications' menu, not having hundred entries like in my debian's menu. Having too many entries in a menu is an usability problem imho (it's very annoying to search an item in the middle of long menus). If you are using non KDE/Gnome apps you should perhaps add some launchers in the desktop for them ? I've added the gnome/kde in the Cc: field because I think it's rather a desktop's problem than a mentors/devel problem. Cheers, Sebastien Bacher
