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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] e/e-profile
  • Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:49:42 -0700

Quoting Derek Moyes <sorcerer AT flamesnyper.com>:
> Actually, I was going to start a discussion on renaming our "-profile"
> spells
> to
> simply the name of the desktop, like "gnome", "kde" or "enlightenment".
>
> I think this would be much easier for new and existing (and old!) users
> alike.
>
> For instance, right now we have a "kde-profile", "gnome-profile" (gnome1),
> "gnome-2-desktop-profile" (gnome 2.4) and "gnome-desktop" (gnome 2.6). While
> I
> applaud supporting multiple versions of the same desktop... perhaps it could
> be
> done like the "linux" spell, where you "cast gnome" and get a menu.
>
> Besides, don't you think that "cast gnome" or "cast kde" is much more
> intuitive,
> from a new-user standpoint?
>
> Comments? Flames?

The problem with that is that, last I recall, you cannot have a directory be
the
same name as a spell.

-sandalle

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