Frank Küster wrote: > Neil Williams <linux@codehelp.co.uk> wrote: > >> I like Don's idea - remove the Debian menu from those window managers >> etc. that understand .desktop files and make the Debian menu aware >> of .desktop files for those other systems. > > Oh, please not. Everytime I try a "desktop environment", I end up using > its menus nearly only for configuring it, and the Debian menu for doing > real work. It's the menu I am used to, and it would really reduce my > productivity to miss it. Not that a desktop environment increases my > productivity, anyway; but should I actually want to get used to one for > longer, it would indeed make my personal transition smoother if I can > start with the familiar Debian menu and switch to the respective desktop > environment menus gradually. > I actually do like Don's idea. The first thing I usually do, after installing KDE or Gnome is to disable the Debian menu in /etc/xdg/menus/(gnome,kde)-applications.menu, for all the reason already given: - It duplicates entries (so it's potentially confusing for novice users) - Has no i18n - ugly (although I agree that's subjective). No png icons for applications, no icons for subdirectories, which imho makes it harder to recognize the categories quickly. So, yeah, I vote for disabling the Debian menu in KDE/Gnome/XFCE. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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