Bill,
I was led by https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=693135
into looking at packaging this archlinux package
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-perl/packages/xdg-menu-convert.git/tree/?id=72ad66b
. I am now having second thoughts as to whther this is worthwhile. As
you are the owner of the menu* packages I think you would be best placed
to comment.
The package would proivde a means for converting from freedesktop files
to menus useable by certain X window managers. I believe this is not
currently in Debian and and if it was integrated with existing tools it
would mean applications could just provide freedesktop support and which
might encourage the adoption of frfeedesktop.
However this integration work would require a certain amount of coding
as far as I can see which might be better spent of enhancing, say, the
menu package to be format tolerant.
I would apprecviate your feedback.
