<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Daniel Vidal</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielvidalchornet@gmail.com">danielvidalchornet@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 2009/11/4<br>Subject: Re: [LAD] [Maybe OT] Linux Audio Apps Clasification<br>To: Raymond Martin <<a href="mailto:laseray@gmail.com">laseray@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>Hi<br><br> Thx for answer Raymond<br><br>
Well... My proposal of categories are just a suggestion to initiate the discussion...<br><br> About the number of categories... Not are a direct relation betwen number of categories and submenu groups... These categories are used by the people that design the menu to include (or exclude) apps in the menu groups... I can put together audio players with audio file managers... or not... i can put together secuencers with drum machines... or not... But i need these categories to do this work... I cant make a serious multimedia menu if all apps are only "AudioVideo" apps.<br>
<br>Thx again<br><br>Bye <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/4 Raymond Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laseray@gmail.com" target="_blank">laseray@gmail.com</a>></span><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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<div>On November 3, 2009 01:22:30 pm Daniel Vidal wrote:<br>
> Hi<br>
><br>
> I think this post is [OT] but also i think is the apropiate audience...<br>
><br>
> I'am now working on making personalized menus for Musix distro. I try to<br>
> do this task using the freedesktop rules, using .desktop files and the<br>
> "Categories" field. This is a real problem. All audio Apps put "AudioVideo"<br>
> tag... and all apps apear together on a single menu option... Mixers merged<br>
> with synths... with DAWs... with virtual keyboards... Well... when the user<br>
> chooses the "multimedia" option of system menu... the submenu have three<br>
> columns of apps... Only a little set of apps put more specific tag like<br>
> "Midi" or "Synthesis"...<br>
><br>
> This behavoir can be modified using more "Categories" tags describing<br>
> more closely the app... But this cant be done without the agreement of<br>
> linux apps developers about a clasification...<br>
><br>
> I can make a proposal to add some tags?<br>
<br>
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I can see where you are coming from. The Sound & Video menu on my desktop<br>
(E17) is a mess. Categorizing these better would be nice, but I just cannot<br>
see how you will find a way to break it up that most people will agree with.<br>
For instance, I do not necessarily agree with the categories you suggest,<br>
seems like too many IMO.<br>
<br>
I would suggest either using very broad categories (max of 3, 4, for example)<br>
or leaving it alone altogether. Even the other non-audio related menus are<br>
questionable across different desktops. An end user can always edit them<br>
if it bothers them that much.<br>
<br>
Raymond<br>
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