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Idea
#8684: Non-command line repo programs should always add an icon to the main menu
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Written by Afkpuz the 16 May 08 at 17:42.
Category: System.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Synaptic is a great program and has so many choices. However, tons of the programs within the repositories do not add an icon to the main menu. Granted, I know that some packages, like libraries and codecs don't actually have an executable and that's ok. I don't need an icon for those. But the executable programs should ALWAYS add an icon to the main menu. If it doesn't, you have to right click on the package in synaptic, select properties, search the installed files and try to figure out where your program was installed. This is ridiculous and needs to be changed.
I propose a standard requirement for all repository programs that need to be executed have their installer create an icon in the menu for it. The same logic seems to happen within add/remove, but not in synaptic. This seems like a large inconsistency to me.
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Afkpuz wrote on the 16 May 08 at 20:06
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Please note that I am suggesting there be a requirement for all gui based packages submitted to the repos to include an icon installer. I saw a similar post which was closed as it was "Not an Idea".
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Sidney wrote on the 17 May 08 at 09:31
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First, Synaptic and Add/Remove all use the same backend, so there is no difference in the end. They don't do different things, really.
Then: You saw the dupe and yet decided that now it is an idea even though then it was closed? Can't say I understand that.
If you read the other one, you'd have seen the comment (paraphrased):
"Normally, this should happen, but some packages still haven't got a .desktop file for this. This is a bug and should be reported against the package (in Launchpad and not here)."
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Afkpuz wrote on the 20 May 08 at 23:55
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I think it was prematurely labeled "not an idea". Creating an icon should be a requirement for posting a program in the repo. The other post just said that "we can't control this because the programmer left out the right code." Well, I would reply to that to make it a rule for posting to the repos.
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