Alternatives config

[Martin Gräßlin]

On Wednesday 23 July 2014 12:35:33 Marco Martin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> now the alternatives config ui has landed.
> about the ui behavior, see
> https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=285&t=122067&p=315919#p315919
> 
> right now, how make alternatives appear?
> right now is using X-Plasma-Provides in the desktop file (it's a list, an
> applet may provide more than one thing)
> 
> so far, only kicker and kickoff are offering org.kde.plasma.launchermenu
> 
> other applets sould be completed with similar data...
> 
> unless.. I am not sure about this,
> we could just use X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category and we would already have all
> the data for free.
> so far looking in existing applets, it would be fine-ish, but not
> completely. for instance, both folderview and trashcan have "file system"
> as category, but the trashcan and folderview don't exactly look as
> alternatives for the same thing :p
> 
> so, either using this new key for purpose, or adjusting the categories of
> things that don't work yet.
> 
> opinions?

go for a new key. You never know what 3rd-party applets do, so having an 
explicit key they need to opt-in is way more secure.

Cheers
Martin
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