Luis, Hmm
An application can already add multiple .desktop files with specific attributes and can make use of different alternative entry points into the application. Your use case implies context sensitivity which is currently entirely feasible both in Maemo and Meego and even Windows and most Linux desktops. If the developer adds an entry point into his application (command parameters, or DBUS message etc) it will be openable in the method required. ie, I believe this proposal is a no-op Gary On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Luis Listas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > I would like to propose what I'll temporarily call "Tag Menu". It is a > simple addition to package specifications and to the system menu (not > excluding a new categorization application). > > Instead of choosing only one category to specify for the package, the > developer may choose more than one. He or she than adds all tags, in order > of importance. > > Older menu systems can pick the first entry and use that as usual. That > would keep legacy menu applications from breaking. > > New menu systems may than display all applications that have the chosen > tag. One application may show up in more than under just one tag. > > Example Scenario 1: regular system menu > > Suppose there is a Wifi utility which displays all access points in the > current area, along with additional troubleshooting information. This > application package could have the tags: network and tools. Using the > regular system menu, the user could find that application both under network > and under tools. > > Example Scenario 2: regular system menu > > Let's suppose there is photo editing application which can also grab > pictures directly from the on board camera and geotag them. This application > package could have the tags: camera, graphics and location. By using the > regular system menu, the user may remember any one of those tags and reach > the application. > > Example Scenario 3: special menu > > Now, let's suppose there is a new "application finder" that's very easy to > use. The user just toggles the desired selection from the available tags and > the application finder filter all application that have all selected tags. > > Of course, when I say "menu" I mean any means by which the user can access > or organize applications. > > I had also proposed this for the Maemo community. But to add it there, we > would have to make slight modifications to the Debian package system (but it > wouldn't break them). Since the meego project has not deployed a full stable > system for the end user yet, I think tis would be a nice addition. > > What are your thoughts? > > Cheers, > > Luis Soeiro > > > _______________________________________________ > MeeGo-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev >
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