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Re: Fast pace
by Rakko on Sunday 09/Sep/2001, @22:23

The main problem I have with Debian's KDE packages is that by default they install Debian's menu items in the same menus as the KDE-only stuff. I prefer to separate KDE apps from non-KDE ones. Similarly, I somewhat dislike how everything installs in /usr/share instead of like /usr/kde or something like that, but I suppose it's in the spirit of the FSSTND.

Minor gripes though. Anyway, keep up the good work, KDE and Debian!

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Re: Fast pace
by Oskuro on Monday 10/Sep/2001, @03:38

Actually, it's in the spirit of the FHS :)
It's been a pain to complete the transition, lets not go back again :P

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Re: Fast pace
by Spark on Monday 10/Sep/2001, @05:07

Hmm, for me Debian puts it's own menus in submenus, like
Utilities -> Debian -> Application
That's pretty handy.
Don't know why though, maybe it's a different "menu" version.
And if you don't like this at all, you can just do a
apt-get remove menu
This won't hurt you much.

About /usr, that's a matter of taste. I for one HATE seperate directorys for every desktop. I mean, usually 90% of my applications are from one desktop, so this is not ONE part, it's THE part of the system, that's why it should be in /usr and not /usr/kde or even worse /opt/kde! This is just causing incompatibilities.

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Re: Fast pace
by Rakko on Sunday 23/Sep/2001, @09:41

Oh yeah, that's what I meant: Debian icons go in submenus of the KDE menus. I prefer to have a "Debian" submenu off the K menu and put all that stuff in there. Mostly just because most non-KDE, non-GNOME apps don't have icons (and the ones that do don't look nice like KDE ones), and I hate the look of a menu full of nice KDE icons mixed with "unknown" icons :)
Yes, just a matter of taste.

[And yeah, I meant FHS, not FSSTND. I knew it had a different name but was too tired to think of it :)]

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