Re: Names in .desktop files [wad: Use of the IM word in Empathy]

[Luca Ferretti <elle uca libero it>]

2009/8/2 Frederic Peters <fpeters gnome org>:
>> In this case, the Name of the application is "Empathy", and its
>> "GenericName" could be "Instant Messenger".
>
> Btw, this is a question for translators, there is currently a proposal
> posted to freedesktop to enhance the spec with a new "FullName" key,
> as naively combining Name and GenericName wouldn't work in all
> languages; it would be quite helpful to have some concrete examples.

I wrote a simillar proposal some time ago here[1]; the main difference
is that I suggested a programmatical approach to "build" the FullName.