request for minor changes in gnome@ ports.

[Jose M Rodriguez]

Jeremy Messenger wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:35:42 +0100, Jose M Rodriguez  
> <josemi at freebsd.jazztel.es> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> After latest changes, I'm getting better results of 
>> gnome2/kde/mozilla  multi-user xserver install.
>>
>> But some problems still present:
>>
>> devel/gnomevfs2
>>
>>     This por has the KDE_MENUS option on by default (package builds).
>>     This has never work well (at last, al my gnome users don't like  
>>     this).
>>     Can this be off by default?
>
>
> What's not never work? I only got less than two feedbacks for almost 
> a  year. Please send me the screenshot and be sure you have the 
> lastest  version of KDE. The KDE_MENUS always work for me when I 
> tested by install  the lastest version of KDE (pkg_add -r kde). I 
> disagree about disable it  by default for package, but don't worry in 
> the next version of gnomevfs2  (2.10.x) won't have this anymore.
>
Sorry, it works, maybe some problems with the icons.

But the integration in the gnome menu system isn't really good.
In fact, none of my gnome users like this.

About your little feedback, it must be related to his real use.

> You always can reinstall gnomevfs2 without have KDE_MENUS option.  
> gnomevfs2 doesn't take that long to build. Another way is to edit in  
> ${X11BASE}/etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/vfolders/applications-all-users.vfolder-info  
> and remove ${X11BASE}/share/gnome/vfolders/KDE.directory without 
> reinstall  gnomevfs2.
>
Yes. I have it disable in my locals builds, but I try to use portupgrade 
local setup as little as possible.

>> www/firefox, mail/thunderbird
>>
>>     I think this ports must have NEW_ICON on by default.
>
>
> I think, it has to do with the trademark/copyright, so had to disable 
> by  default. I will let marcus and ahze to answer more on this, as I 
> am not  sure what's/when plan to sign up over at mozilla.com.

We are now using some of this to make the desktop entries works.

firefox install firefox.png from 
${WRKSRC}/other-licenses/branding/firefox/content/alert-exclam.png

>
>> www/mozilla
>>     Wellcome to the new desktop entry.
>>     Is any prevision to mail/irc/calendar desktop entries?
>
>
> desktop file has never come with mozilla tarball. adamw has to create 
> it  for mozilla's sake. Either wait for someone to create them or send 
> us the  patches, then one of my team might be happy to take over and 
> commit them.
>
In my todo list now

> Cheers,
> Mezz
>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> -- 
>>   josemi
>
>
>
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  josemi