> - XDG_DATA_DIRS. this has already caused problems for us with the menu >spec in that it can't be changed within a session,
Why would you want that? >can't be changed by >installing a new desktop (think of multiple desktops on the same system) Each desktop startup sequence can adjust it accordingly, if so desired. >and if often just plain set incorrectly (if at all) by packagers. Possibly, yes. >honestly, >using XDG_DATA_DIRS was a huge mistake. i have the numerous (invalid) bug >reports to back that statement up. let's not replicate that mistake to >other specs. I think there is some value in consistency here. By using XDG_DATA_DIRS consistently across specs, the problems associated with it only need to be fixed once. Note that a lot of the problems seen with XDG_DATA_DIRS are actuallly problems of the menu specification. See http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2005-November/007463.html for the major problems that urgently need to be addressed in the menu specification. Cheers, Waldo
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