Bug#559895: menu: New Category Applications/Multimedia
Bill Allombert
> reassign 559895 debian-policy
> thanks
> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 05:45:35PM +0100, Andreas Marschke wrote:
> > Package: menu
> > Version: 2.1.42
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm here by proposing to add a new category to the menu called
> > Applications/Multimedia or FreeDesktop.org conform Applications/AudioVideo as
> > some of the shipped applications with debian o not only comply to the current
> > category they are in.
> > For examble, vlc is in the category Applications/Viewers and bangarang is in
> > the category Applications/Sounds although both are able to play videos as
> > well as music and show pictures. For this reason it is only understandable to
> > add the new category called either Applications/Multimedia or
> > Applications/AudioVideo .
>
> Hello Andreas,
> the menu section is defined by the menu subpolicy which is part of
> debian-policy and not of the menu package. Reassigning.
>
> Looking at the menu subpolicy, I believe that both vlc and bangarang belong
> to Applications/Video.
I just reported a bunch of bug reports against programs in Applications/Viewers
or Applications/Sounds instead of Applications/Video or Applications/"TV and
Radio". This should improve the situation.
Thanks for mentionning this issue!
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Russ Allbery
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 04:03:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 05:45:35PM +0100, Andreas Marschke wrote:
>>> I'm here by proposing to add a new category to the menu called
>>> Applications/Multimedia or FreeDesktop.org conform
>>> Applications/AudioVideo as some of the shipped applications with
>>> debian o not only comply to the curret category they are in.
>>> For examble, vlc is in the category Applications/Viewers and bangarang
>>> is in the category Applications/Sounds although both are able to play
>>> videos as well as music and show pictures. For this reason it is only
>>> understandable to add the new category called either
>>> Applications/Multimedia or Applications/AudioVideo .
>> the menu section is defined by the menu subpolicy which is part of
>> debian-policy and not of the menu package. Reassigning.
>> Looking at the menu subpolicy, I believe that both vlc and bangarang
>> belong to Applications/Video.
> I just reported a bunch of bug reports against programs in
> Applications/Viewers or Applications/Sounds instead of
> Applications/Video or Applications/"TV and Radio". This should improve
> the situation.
It sounds from this follow-up like this modification to the menu policy is
not required, and instead packages should use the categories that already
exist more consistently. Does anyone disagree?
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Russ Allbery
> Bill Allombert <Bill.Al...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> writes:
>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 04:03:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
>>> Looking at the menu subpolicy, I believe that both vlc and bangarang
>>> belong to Applications/Video.
>> I just reported a bunch of bug reports against programs in
>> Applications/Viewers or Applications/Sounds instead of
>> Applications/Video or Applications/"TV and Radio". This should improve
>> the situation.
> It sounds from this follow-up like this modification to the menu policy
> is not required, and instead packages should use the categories that
> already exist more consistently. Does anyone disagree?
Hearing no disagreement, I'm marking this bug as rejected. It will be
left open for some time in case someone wants to reopen the discussion.