Version Number from .desktop

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Saturday 31 January 2009, David Baron wrote:
> OK, there is a whole pane in the config dialog just for a keyboard shortcut
> that few, as of yet, even use.

all popupapplets along with show desktop and show dashboard do.

> An about box could take another pane or
> share this one :-)

this might make sense, yes.

> There is nothing wrong with having the version available any more than
> having the name and appletName available.

it adds to the API which comes with a cost.

> They can go in an about box, the
> title bar of a dialog box, etc.

we provide an about box, and there is little to no value to it being in a 
dialog title.

> And if differing about box versions
> materialize, well, there are different config dialogs around also. 

.. which configure different things. we have been standardizing some of the 
bits of configure diaogs, however, to ensure consistency where possible.

> Even in windows, there is no absolute conformity. 

how is that a justification?

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