Christoph Wickert schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> I think we need a clarification of the naming guidelines for plugins
> like panel applets, docklets and so on.
>
>> Addon Packages (General)
>> If a new package is considered an "addon" package that enhances or
>> adds a new functionality to an existing Fedora Core or Fedora Extras
>> package without being useful on its own, its name should reflect this
>> fact.
>>
>> The new package ("child") should prepend the "parent" package in its
>> name, in the format: %{parent}-%{child}.
>
> So we should at least have a "parent" or common prefix like "gnome" or
> "xfce", but ATM we have:
>
> * autobuild-applet: Panel applet for monitoring Test-AutoBuild
> server status
> * bubblemon: A system monitoring dockapp
> * contact-lookup-applet: Applet which allows you to search your
> Evolution address book
> * deskbar-applet: A Gnome applet to allow easy access to various
> search engines
> * gai-pal: GAI Pal applet
> * gai-temp: GAI based applet that displays HDD and CPU temperature
> * glunarclock: GNOME applet that displays the current lunar phase
> * gnome-applet-music: A GNOME panel applet to control various
> music players
> * gnome-applet-netmon: GNOME Network Load Applet
> * gnome-applet-netspeed: GNOME applet that shows traffic on a
> network device
> * gnome-applet-rhythmbox: A GNOME panel applet to control
> Rhythmbox's playback
> * gnome-applet-sensors: Gnome panel applet for hardware sensors
> * gnome-applet-timer: A countdown timer applet for the GNOME panel
> * gnome-applet-vm: Simple virtual domains monitor which embeds
> themselves in the GNOME panel (Core package)
> * gnome-cpufreq-applet: CPU frequency scaling monitor applet
> * lock-keys-applet: A GNOME panel applet that shows the status of
> the lock keys
> * padevchooser: Control applet for PulseAudio
> * panelfm: Quick File Manager Applet
> * verbiste-gnome: GNOME Panel applet for Verbiste (subpackage of
> verbiste)
> * wp_tray: A wallpaper-changing applet for GNOME
>
> Pending packages:
> * 219932 driconf - A configuration applet for the for the Direct
> Rendering Infrastructure
> * 218600 resapplet - Resolution Switching Applet
> * 174290 HDate-applet is an applet to show the hebrew date
>
> Options:
> 1. Make everything gnome-applet-<foo>, this is used for most
> packages atm and allows nice sorting
> 2. Make everything gnome-<foo>-applet, just like all the
> xfce4-panel-plugins: This is closer to the upstream names in
> most cases and might be better for packages like resapplet, wich
> would simply become gnome-resapplet instead of something stupid
> like gnome-applet-res or gnome-applet-resapplet
> (gnome-applet-resolution would be least worse)
> 3. Don't be so pedantic, only rename packages to their parent, the
> rest is maintainer's decision
> 4. Leave everything as it is now and don't make so much noise.
>
> I think we should at least agree on
> 1. a common prefix
> 2. a clarification of the naming/packaging guidelines
> 3. an addition to the guidelines: packages that don't use the
> upstream name should have a Provides: with the original name to
> allow simple installs
>
> Ideas?
>
> Christoph
>
Yes this will be an good idear, for all plug-ins, to make an clear
naming convention.
Frank.
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