Bug#766880: xscreensaver screensaver don't appear in mate-screensaver

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi Tormod,

(I Cc: debian-devel and debian-release MLs to get more external  
feedback on this.)

On  Sa 01 Nov 2014 12:03:05 CET, Tormod Volden wrote:

> --- screensavers-desktop.stub.old 2014-10-26 15:23:44.826806788 +0100
> +++ screensavers-desktop.stub 2014-10-26 15:24:39.322497990 +0100
> @@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
>  Terminal=false
>  Type=Application
>  Categories=Screensaver;
> -OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
> +OnlyShowIn=GNOME;MATE;
>
>> This change results in all xscreensaver screensavers becoming usable
>> via mate-screensaver.
>
> The same would be needed for other .desktop files from all kind of
> packages. Since MATE is a fork of GNOME, with probably much
> compatibility, wouldn't it make sense to patch MATE instead so that it
> shows GNOME desktop files? Is there a policy on this?

Nonono... this is not an option!!!

Tweaking MATE desktop so that it would also show .desktop files that  
are only targetted for GNOME(v3) would pull in loads of GNOMEv3-only  
stuff into a MATE desktop environment that would either break  
functionality of the MATE desktop or reduce usability (as applications  
with similar functionality would appear twice at different places on  
the desktop if MATE and GNOMEv3 are installed in parallel on the same  
system).

Please note that MATE started as a GNOMEv2 fork, but it has turned  
into quite an independent project / desktop environment and  
compatibility to current GNOMEv3 exists here and there, but it should  
not be automatically assumed anymore.

MATE is a new desktop shell in Debian with its own namespace and its  
own set of applications. So, @all-package-maintainers: consider this  
when providing .desktop files that use OnlyShowIn= or NotShowIn= fields.

> It is anyway to late to get this xscreensaver change into Jessie by
> simple upload (it must have been uploaded to unstable before October
> 26th) so we will have to see what the release managers think.

Mike


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