[Techtalk] Gnome 2: menu editor?

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 09:41:54AM +0800, Sujita Purushothaman wrote:
> Malcolm Tredinnick wrote:
> 
> > Have a look in the release notes
> >
> >         http://www.gnome.org/start/2.0/releasenotes.html.
> >
> > There is a section there called "menu editing is incomplete" that explains the
> > situation.
> >
> > There is also this document
> >
> >         http://www.gnome.org/start/2.0/menuediting.html
> >
> > which explains how to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself. It is not too
> > difficult, but if you make too many typos, things go south pretty quickly
> > (voice of experience here, trust me).
> >
> 
> ok, this means it's different for Gnome 1.4 & Gnome 2. :-(

No need for the frown, it's an improvement. :-)

The new scheme makes it much easier for third-party applications to be
incorporated into the menu scheme, amongst other, more technical
reasons.

Except that menu editing is broken, the new scheme is considered a big
improvement in the long run (which is a lot like saying "I have this
new, really cool car and if the steering wheel wan't missing I'd be able
to show you", but menu editing is only one thing that is done with
menus).

Cheers,
Malcolm