Re: [Deskbar] Renaming the Deskbar

[Emory Taylor <emory taylor gmail com>]

On 11/14/05, Raphael Slinckx <raphael slinckx net> wrote:
> Wouter Bolsterlee wrote:
> > P� Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:52:11PM +0100, Raphael Slinckx skrev:
> >
> >>After a little debate between the users present on IRC, that makes me,
> >>kamstrup, maro and Zotnix, we've settled to use the following title:
> >>"Hugin Desktop Shell"
> >>* Joy * Joy *
> >
> >
> > This is a really, really bad idea. Hugin is the name of a well-known open
> > source photo stitcher program:
> >
> > | hugin - graphical frontend for Panorama tools
> >
>
> Right, then might we fallback on Munin(n) ?
>
> "Muninn Desktop Shell"
> "Munin Desktop Shell"
>
> muninn-0.8.6 or muninn-desktop-shell-0.8.6
> munin-0.8.6 or munin-desktop-shell-0.8.6

speaking as a user, the more descriptive the better.  I don't see why
deskbar needs a facypants name, esp. if it is going to be a gnome
specific applet.  Also I tried searching the archive, but didn't find
any references to quicksilver (http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/  OS X
only), which is the only app that really reminds me of what the
deskbar is aiming to do.  From what I've seen on my friends' computers
is that it is a little more action oriented than "search" oriented,
but seeing what that muine patch is, it might prove an interesting
example of what's possible