Experiment: an RPM that shows uninstalled apps in main menu

[Hans de Goede]

Denis Leroy wrote:
> Andrew Farris wrote:
>> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>> On Jan 19, 2008 11:42 PM, Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Jan 19, 2008 7:46 PM, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> While I don't think it should be exactly how you have it, an
>>>>> 'Uninstalled' submenu in every category, seems like a great idea to
>>>>> me.
>>>> Until someone decides to manually re-arrange the listings on the
>>>> system using a menu editor :->
>>>>
>>>> -jef
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I personally think this should be a first level menu myself. An
>>> immutable one at that. And install of 'uninstalled' might want to say
>>> 'available'
>>
>> Immutable, and first level seems reasonable.  The title is debatable, 
>> since 'available' has multiple meanings, and the software is not 
>> available to the person who wants to use it when they click on the 
>> menu... its acquirable, its not yet installed, its offered, but not 
>> yet available.  If something like 'Repository Software' was used, that 
>> would be clear (but not very 'sophisticated').
> 
> How about if the current "Add/Remove Software" was a directory instead 
> of a link to pirut. It would open up a submenu with the regular pirut 
> link on top, followed by a separator then a mirror of the main 
> application categories containing all uninstalled apps ?
> 

That sounds like a great plan!

Regards,

Hans


p.s,

Please take a look at the games-menus package and consider doing something 
similar for the add remove programs games sub menu (and maybe other submenus too).