desktop-entry-spec.xml patch

Jonathan Blandford jrb at redhat.com
Tue Jul 13 23:59:33 EEST 2004


Ray Strode <rstrode at redhat.com> writes:

> Sounds like a good idea to me.  So, is the format going to be a fully
> compatible desktop file, e.g.,
> 
> [Desktop Entry]
> Encoding=UTF-8
> Type=MIME Cache
> 
> [MIME Cache]
> application/x-bar=baz.desktop;foo-qux.desktop;
> application/x-quux=foo-bar.desktop;quuxer.desktop;
> 
> or would you rather it be only parallel to the desktop format, e.g.,
> 
> [MIME Cache]
> application/x-bar=baz.desktop;foo-qux.desktop;
> application/x-quux=foo-bar.desktop;quuxer.desktop;

I vote for the latter format.  It's not really a desktop entry in any
meaningful form.

> Either way, what would you use as a group name?

I don't have a strong opinion.  [MIME Cache] is as good a name as any.

Thanks,
 -Jonathan




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