Re: Graphical Menu Guidlines

Sid Boyce wrote:
> Bill Anderson wrote:
>> Does openSUSE have a guideline regarding the KDE/Gnome/Xfce menu
>> placement of ham radio software? Is anyone working with freedesktop.org
>> to have ham radio as standard menu file folder?
>>
>> Bill Anderson
>> WW7BA
> 
> The development is outside of the main openSUSE tree, so there is no 
> integration with KDE, etc. I create desktop icons for the programs that 
> I need most often.
> 73... de Sid.
I forgot to mention that freedesktop.org is a project to develop 
interoperability between the various X desktops: Gnome, KDE, Xfcs, and 
others. While all of the major software packages adhere to their 
interoperability standards/specifications, only a few ham radio packages 
do so.

Appendix A of the Desktop Menu Specifications provides a list of 
registered main categories and additional categories. I just checked the 
latest revision, and HamRadio is now a registered sub-category. This 
happened recently, as when I checked a few weeks ago, it still was not a 
registered additional category. According to the Appendix, HamRadio can 
appear as a category under either the Network or Audio main category. To 
me, it is exciting that the software now has a home in the menu 
structure. Now, we just need to get all of the packages to comply with 
the specification.

Bill Anderson
WW7BA