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diff --git a/menu/menu-spec.xml b/menu/menu-spec.xml index d48e2aa..d348c49 100644 --- a/menu/menu-spec.xml +++ b/menu/menu-spec.xml @@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ <article id="index"> <artheader> <title>Desktop Menu Specification</title> - <releaseinfo>Version 0.4</releaseinfo> - <date>31 May 2003</date> + <releaseinfo>Version 0.5</releaseinfo> + <date>31 July 2003</date> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Waldo</firstname> <surname>Bastian</surname> <affiliation> <address> - <email>waldo@kde.org</email> + <email>bastian@kde.org</email> </address> </affiliation> </author> @@ -298,23 +298,39 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and content of this element is a directory name. Desktop entries in this directory are scanned and added to the pool of entries which can be included in this <Menu> and its submenus. + Only files ending in ".desktop" should be used, other files are + ignored. </para> <para> Desktop entries in the pool of available entries are identified - by their <firstterm>relative path</firstterm> (see <xref - linkend="term-relative-path"/>). + by their <firstterm>desktop-file id</firstterm> (see <xref + linkend="term-desktop-file-id"/>). + The desktop-file id of a desktop entry is equal to its filename, + with any path components removed. + So given a <AppDir> + <filename>/foo/bar</filename> and desktop entry + <filename>/foo/bar/Hello.desktop</filename> the desktop + entry would get a desktop-file id of <filename>Hello.desktop</filename> + </para> + <para> + If the directory contains sub-directories then these sub-directories + should be (recursively) scanned as well. The name of the subdirectory + should be added as prefix to the desktop-file id together with a dash character ("-") + So given a <AppDir> + <filename>/foo/bar</filename> and desktop entry + <filename>/foo/bar/booz/Hello.desktop</filename> the desktop + entry would get a desktop-file id of <filename>booz-Hello.desktop</filename> + A desktop entry <filename>/foo/bar/bo/oz/Hello.desktop</filename> would result + in a desktop-file id of <filename>bo-oz-Hello.desktop</filename </para> <para> <AppDir> elements appearing later in the menu file have - priority in case of collisions between relative paths. + priority in case of collisions between desktop-file ids. </para> <para> If the filename given as an <AppDir> is not an absolute path, it should be located relative to the location of the menu - file being parsed. An <AppDir> should be recursively - scanned, finding all desktop entries below the given directory. - Only files ending in ".desktop" should be used, other files are - ignored. + file being parsed. </para> <para> Duplicate <AppDir> elements (that specify the same @@ -514,11 +530,7 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and <para> The <Filename> element is the most basic matching rule. It matches a desktop entry if the desktop entry has the given - relative path. Absolute paths <emphasis>must not be used</emphasis>, - and relative paths must be the canonical form used to reference - a desktop entry in the pool of desktop entries (they can't - contain ".." or anything of that nature, and can't contain - extra "/" characters). See <xref linkend="term-relative-path"/>. + desktop-file id. See <xref linkend="term-application-id"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -658,13 +670,10 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and <literal>prefix</literal>. Normally, given a <LegacyDir> <filename>/foo/bar</filename> and desktop entry <filename>/foo/bar/baz/Hello.desktop</filename> the desktop - entry would be included as - <filename>baz/Hello.desktop</filename>. Given a prefix of - <literal>boo-</literal>, it would instead be loaded as - <filename>boo-Hello.desktop</filename>. In other words, if a - prefix is present it replaces the relative path to the desktop - or directory entry. The prefix may contain path separator ('/') - characters. + entry would get a desktop-file id of <filename>Hello.desktop</filename>. + Given a prefix of <literal>boo-</literal>, it would instead be + assigned the desktop-file id <filename>boo-Hello.desktop</filename>. + The prefix should not contain path separator ('/') characters. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -675,12 +684,11 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and This element may only appear below <Menu>. The element has no content. The element should be treated as if it were a list of <LegacyDir> elements containing the traditional desktop - file locations supported by KDE. When expanding - <KDELegacyDirs> to a list of <LegacyDir>, the + file locations supported by KDE with a hard coded prefix of "kde-". + When expanding <KDELegacyDirs> to a list of <LegacyDir>, the locations that are earlier in the search path go later in the <Menu> so that they have priority. - [FIXME what are the exact <LegacyDir prefix="???"> that - this expands to?] + The search path can be obtained by running <filename>kde-config --path apps</filename> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -852,6 +860,26 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and the system menu specifies by placing elements after the <MergeFile> that incorporates the system file. </para> + <para> + To prevent that a desktop entry from one party inadvertently cancels out + the desktop entry from another party because both happen to get the same + desktop-file id it is recommended that providers of desktop-files ensure that + all desktop-file ids start with a vendor prefix. A vendor prefix + consists of [a-zA-Z] and is terminated with a dash ("-"). Open Source + projects and commercial parties are encouraged to use a word or phrase, + preferably their name, as prefix for which they hold a trademark. Open Source + applications can also ask to make use of the vendor prefix of another open + source project (such as GNOME or KDE) they consider themselves affiliated + with, at the discretion of these projects. + </para> + <para> + For example, to ensure that GNOME applications start with a vendor prefix of "gnome-", + it could either add "gnome-" to all the desktop files it installs in + <filename><replaceable>datadir</replaceable>/applications/</filename> or it could + install desktop files in a <filename><replaceable>datadir</replaceable>/applications/gnome</filename> + subdirectory. When including legacy menu hierarchies the <literal>prefix</literal> argument + of the <LegacyDir> element can be used to specify a prefix. + </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="query-algorithm"> @@ -866,11 +894,11 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and <para> For each <Menu> element, build a pool of desktop entries by collecting entries found in each <AppDir> for the menu element. If - two entries have the same relative path, the entry for the earlier (closer + two entries have the same desktop-file id, the entry for the earlier (closer to the top of the file) <AppDir> must be discarded. Next, add to the pool the entries for any <AppDir>s specified by ancestor <Menu> elements. If a parent menu has a duplicate entry (same - relative path), the entry for the child menu has priority. + desktop-file id), the entry for the child menu has priority. </para> <para> Next, walk through all <Include> and <Exclude> statements. @@ -1465,6 +1493,23 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="term-desktop-file-id"><glossterm>Desktop-File Id</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The id to identify a desktop entry with. + For example, if <filename>/usr/share/applications</filename> is + specified as an <AppDir>, and <filename>/opt/fop</filename> + as a <LegacyDir> with a prefix of <literal>foo-</literal> + then + <filename>/usr/share/applications/foo/bar.desktop</filename>, + <filename>/usr/share/applications/foo-bar.desktop</filename> + and + <filename>/opt/fop/Settings/bar.desktop</filename> all have + the same desktop-file id <literal>foo-bar.desktop</literal> + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="term-directory-entry"><glossterm>Directory entry</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> @@ -1493,12 +1538,12 @@ entries</ulink>: <varname>Categories</varname> and <glossentry id="term-relative-path"><glossterm>Relative path</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The canonical path to a desktop or directory entry, relative to the - <AppDir> or <DirectoryDir> containing the - entry. For example, if <filename>/usr/share/applications</filename> is - specified as an <AppDir>, the relative path to - <filename>/usr/share/applications/foo/bar.desktop</filename> is - <filename>foo/bar.desktop</filename>. + The canonical path to a directory entry, relative to the + <DirectoryDir> containing the + entry. For example, if <filename>/usr/share/desktop-directories</filename> is + specified as an <DirectoryDir>, the relative path to + <filename>/usr/share/desktop-directories/foo/bar.directory</filename> is + <filename>foo/bar.directory</filename>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |