Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 15:22:29 +0100 From: "J.C.Travers" <J.C.Travers@durham.ac.uk> To: webmaster@wmptl.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Application menus Message-ID: <393671A5.C076B914@durham.ac.uk> References: <39363EBB.A6BF8011@durham.ac.uk> <39366E15.73FBBFCF@wmptl.com>
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This isn't quite what I meant, I understand how to make menus manually (i.e.using scripts with fvwm etc) but what I was wondering is if there is anything automated. The debian system is like this: every time a debian package is installed (similar to pkg_add) it registers itself with a central database. Then a program called 'menu' reads this database and then allows the window-managers to read this as a preconfigured menu that displays all of the apps on the system. So when I start up windowmaker or kde etc, I get a menu of all the apps on the system (not just kde ones) split into sections (graphics, editors etc). I can't see that this would be hard to implement (afterall, doesn't pkg_add register the packages somewhere) I was just wondering if it had been done. I find it a little frustrating to not know exactly whats on my system. Thanks for the interest, Cheers John P.s. I am now on the mailing list... Nathan Vidican wrote: > > "J.C.Travers" wrote: > > > > Is there a system in FreeBSD to register applications with a menu > > database (just like the menu system in Debian) so that X windows menus > > can be automatically created. If not is there a viable way to do this > > (some sort of python script or something). For an idea of the sort of > > thing look at the debian menu package, it seems very simple and easy to > > implement, it just needs a field in the package config file. > > > > Cheers, > > John Travers > > > > P.s. I'm not on the list, could you please post to me in person? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Most windowing environments, (eg KDE/GNOME), come with a menubar of some > sort. KDE's application bar derives it's contents (by default using > FreeBSD port anyhow) from /usr/local/share/applnk, directories/shortcuts > as created with KFM. Similar in contrast to how M$ controls the 'Start' > menu. If you want something script-based, then I'd suggest fvwm, or > something along that line. I use qvwm (Win98 lookalike WM) on a few > Sparcstations here, and you just need to have a .qvwmrc file containing > the user(s) application menu, (rather simplistic form). I guess it all > depends on what you intend upon accomplishing? I'm not sure what the > Debian menu package looks like so I've nothing to compare to as far as > that goes. > > -- > Nathan Vidican > webmaster@wmptl.com > Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. > http://www.wmptl.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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