Re: Gnome desktop files doesn't follow the freedesktop standards

[Ole Laursen <olau hardworking dk>]

Christian Rose <menthos gnome org> writes:

> ons 2003-10-29 klockan 20.45 skrev Ole Laursen:
> > > "Mozilla Web Browser" sounds the nicest. We should find a way to
> > > implement that, not do "Web Browser (Mozilla)" just because the spec
> > > makes that easy to implement.
> > 
> > At least for Danish, "Mozilla Web Browser" is unfortunately nearly
> > impossible to translate to a good menu item. It is too clunky. I
> > suspect the same is true for other languages. For instance, I can
> > translate it directly to:
> > 
> >   Mozilla internetsurfning
> > 
> > But that is not correct Danish.
> 
> In Swedish we translate it to "Webbläsaren Mozilla", i.e. the equivalent
> of "[the] Mozilla web browser".
> 
> Is there a reason something similar can't be done in Danish?

It is a possibility, but I think it is too bulky. For example, it
would then be "Cd-lydudtrækkeren Sound Juicer". It does not seem to
fit well in Danish. (BTW, the equivalent would be "[the] web browser
Mozilla".)


But why should the menu show every single graphical application on the
system? We can relegate that information to some other place. Windows
XP has a much faster menu (although also more confusing). Eugenia
Loli-Queru suggested a completely new UI. Perhaps we can even do
better than a dumb menu.

My favourite system would break up the information so it is easier to
get an overview (there are simply too many items to scan the current
menu quickly), and not show applications I do not pick (i.e. programs
I don't run, like Mozilla, and programs I don't run from the menu,
like GGV and gpdf).

Showing only one application for each [sub]category would be a step in
the right direction. Another example: keeping settings and games out
of the menu would help too. Before I open the menu, I usually know
whether I want an application, the settings or a game.

-- 
Ole Laursen
http://www.cs.auc.dk/~olau/