Hi, I think to have a common menu system for applications between desktop/window managers is highly important for the end user. I know Gnome/Kde are agree to have the same .desktop format, but what about the other window manager ? and what about the groups (nothing yet is standardized).
We here at Mandrake we have switched (from 7.1) to the GNU/Debian menu system, the menu system has the ability to act as ''backend'. For example i have an application with a menu entry in /usr/lib/menu/gimp, say : ?package(gimp): \ command="gimp" \ icon="wilbur.xpm" \ section="Multimedia/Graphics" \ title="The GIMP" longtitle="The GNU Image Manipulation Program" \ needs="x11" With the wm-menu-method based in /etc/menu-methods/ when i run an update-menu the files (.desktop for gnome .kdelnk for kde etc...) will be generated automagically. It's dynamic i18nable and user-wide-configurable. It's a big jump for a distribution but it's really a necessary for linux. -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.mandrakesoft.com In travel. --Chmouel
