Re: app wrappers and gworkspace

[Sascha Erni, .rb]

Hi there,

On 2004-08-05 23:21:59 +0200 Jonathan Shipley <jon@windj.ath.cx> wrote:
> Why does gworkspace have to use app wrappers?  App wrappers are
> virtually useless (sorry).  Firstly, they are no where near a
> comprehensive collection, and include many programs which I don't use.
> Secondly, the collection doesn't have most of the programs I actually
> have on my system.  Am I the only to use Mozilla instead of Netscape?
> Openoffice instead of Staroffice?  And finally, I am now fed up of
> editing these scripts to get a half-decent set of defaults in
> gworkspace.  Surely every program installed should be easily 
> accessible?
> As it is -- it's as if most of my system isn't there as far as
> gworkspace is concerned.

Raffael Herzog is working on a wrapper-aid program which should be 
released shortly as a public beta. I've been using various 
incarnations of the thing for some months, now, and it works just fine 
for me albeit with some stability issues that keep its release back.

Still, creating a comprehensive wrapper for, say, Gimp (with all 
filetypes associated) takes about 2 minutes, all via GUI and 
drag-and-drop.

Just as a short info; I don't want to barge in on Raffi's parade. 
Here's hoping he still receives the GNUstep mailing list (troubles 
with his mail server) and he'll reply. :D

93,
-Sascha.rb
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