[desktop entry spec] new FullName key

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Sun Aug 2 16:14:06 PDT 2009


On 08/02/2009 05:26 PM, Matthias Clasen wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 16:48 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Jannis Pohlmann wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Well, according to the GNOME HIG, applications are supposed to have
>>> their Name set to e.g. "Epiphany Web Browser" or "Nautilus File
>>> Manager" [1]. (It doesn't explicitely say that, but if you want
>>> "Epiphany Web Browser" to be displayed in menus, setting Name to this is
>>> the only way.
>>
>> Isn't that more because GNOME doesn't support GenericName at all?  (I'd love
>> to be wrong)
>
> Not sure what you mean with 'supporting GenericName',

supporting GenericName as in by providing it in .desktop files and using 
it's value accordingly.

-- Rex


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