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[Norman Peelman]

   Below is a partial copy of a thread from alt.os.linux.ubuntu. It was 
suggested to me to drop a line as a wish list for menu.

>>>
>>> Getting back on topic,  if you want to give KDE a try, am I correct in
>>> assuming there is no actual compelling reason to wipe Ubuntu to stick
>>> Kubuntu on, you just install KDE and log into that session, correct?
>>  >
>> When I was using Fedora 10 I installed the Gnome version. After a while
 > I got curious about KDE and went to the package manager and clicked 
on all
 > the KDE relevant stuff I could find (or was interested in as an 
associated feature).
 > After it loaded, which took quite some time, I had an option after 
booting to log
 > into either a Gnome or KDE session. There was an awkward overlap of 
menu choices
 > across Gnome and KDE environments that you probably wouldn't see if 
you went pure either way.
> 

This was my reply:

>   You do realize that when you have multiple desktop environments installed you can use the
 > apps from one while in another. :) Now, it would be nice if there was 
a way to hide the
 > 'alternate' menu items under different menus when not using them, for 
instance:
> 
> Applications->Gnome->stuff
>             ->KDE->stuff
>             ->xfce->stuff
>             ->Enlightenment->stuff
>             ->???
> 
> where each environment shows its own menu structure by default and the others are accessible
> by following the menus...
> 
> Gnome:
> 
> Applications->Accessories
>               ...
>                ->KDE->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
>             ->Games
>               ...
>                ->KDE->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
>             ->Graphics
>               ...
>                ->KDE->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
> 
> KDE:
> 
> Applications->Accessories
>               ...
>                ->Gnome->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
>             ->Games
>               ...
>                ->Gnome->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
>             ->Graphics
>               ...
>                ->Gnome->???
>                ->xfce->???
>                ->Enlightenment->???
> 
> 
> 
    Not sure how much trouble this would be but it sure would cut down 
on the menu clutter.
Of course the user has the ability to do this manually.

Thank you for your time,

Norman Peelman


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Norman
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