Neil wrote: > It still needs some way of indicating to a user *how* to get the > program running. It's not good to be so dismissive in bug reports. Yes, sorry. Probably the NEWS.Debian[1] isn't so clear.
Glipper 1.0 is a complete rewrite of the whole application. Now it use python instead of C, and unlike the previous versions, Glipper is now a GNOME only application, because it makes heavily use of different GNOME techniques, like being a GNOME panel applet and using gconf for storing the configurations. > [...] > How is the user supposed to start glipper? Now glipper is a gnome-panel applet and we can launch add it by right-clicking on the panel, and choose Add to Panel. > There is no harm in having a desktop file and glipper does need one. > Other panel applets CAN be launched from a desktop file so this is a > bug in glipper. There is no good reason to prevent users from starting > the application in a normal way. Other applets haven't a .desktop file. > Feel free to clone this bug as a request to fix the Help content so > that the Glipper manual can be located just by clicking on "Panel > applets" in the Yelp menu. The Manual should be accessible immediately > after the package has been installed so that the user has a chance to > work out what is available. Glipper needs a omf file under /usr/share/omf/ to make the manual accessible from Yelp. It will be added in the next upload. Thanks. [1] /usr/share/doc/glipper/NEWS.Debian.gz -- Davide Truffa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
