Hi,

Ariszlo writes:

Please add GenericName with translations to gimp.desktop for desktop interoperability. GenericName is used in KDE *.desktop files.

The proposed GenericName is "Image Manipulator" shortened from "The GNU Image Manipulation Program" which would be too long for a GenericName.

Eeek. IMO "Image Manipulator" is really akward. I'd suggest to use "Image Editor" instead. Unless someone comes up with a better suggestion, I will do that change in the HEAD branch.

Here is a link to a gimp.desktop file with GenericNames in several languages:

http://www.yoper.com/ariszlo/devel/gimp.desktop

The translations are handled by po files. We don't keep gimp.desktop with translations in CVS. I will let the translators take care of translating the generic name.

In addition to adding GenericName, Comment[ta] was also fixed. Comment[ta] was badly converted to UTF-8.

There's no "ta" translation for GIMP so that's not our problem. The gimp.desktop file as shipped with GIMP is validated using desktop-file-validate so there shouldn't be such problems with our desktop file. If people use other gimp.desktop files than the originally shipped one that's their fault (and they should be kicked badly for doing that).

Sven

On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 03:48:08PM +0200, Ariszlo wrote:

Yes, "Image Editor" sounds much better. Looking forward to gimp.desktop with GenericNames.

On Sunday 08 August 2004 14:41, Sven Neumann wrote:

Ariszlo writes:

Please add GenericName with translations to gimp.desktop for desktop interoperability. GenericName is used in KDE *.desktop files.

The proposed GenericName is "Image Manipulator" shortened from "The GNU Image Manipulation Program" which would be too long for a GenericName.

Eeek. IMO "Image Manipulator" is really akward. I'd suggest to use "Image Editor" instead. Unless someone comes up with a better suggestion, I will do that change in the HEAD branch.

what art tool is called an Editor? Image Editor sounds nothing like the artist tool it is.

i am creating art right now with ifscompose plug-in. there is no editor or editing involved.

carol

Hi,

Carol Spears writes:

what art tool is called an Editor? Image Editor sounds nothing like the artist tool it is.

You have a point here but I haven't been able to come up with anything better yet. Do you?

Sven

On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 08:17:31PM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote:

Hi,

Carol Spears writes:

what art tool is called an Editor? Image Editor sounds nothing like the artist tool it is.

You have a point here but I haven't been able to come up with anything better yet. Do you?

well, part of my problem with a new name is that manipulator seems to work well here -- as bad as it might sound. it manipulates photos to get the "lighting better". it creates images. it is even a reasonable art calculator.

lewing did not use an editor to create tux with, for instance.

carol