using linux based ftp for file transfer

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:22:12 +1100
Andrew Swinn <andrew at swinndesign.com> wrote:

> Jeff Waugh wrote:
>   > You should *never* need to do that. If this happens (menu items that 
> do not
> > appear for which the .desktop actually exists, and do appear after a
> > gnome-panel restart), you need to file a bug.
> > 
> > - Jeff
> > 
> 
> I've seen this method posted in a few places, and I haven't noticed 
> anything bad happen the countless times I have done it. Why is it bad?

I don't think Jeff is saying that the *method* itself is bad - just that it
should not be necessary to kill/restart gnome-panel for the menu entries
to show up - therefore it's a bug in the program you are installing ( or
the "package"  you are installing, I guess )

Peter