[X2Go-Dev] How should the new desktop environments be listed in X2Go Client?

[Michael DePaulo]

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Michael DePaulo <mikedep333 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi devs (and users),
>
> For X2Go Client (4.0.3.0):
> Bug #571 is to add Cinnamon
> Bug #607 is to add Openbox
> Bug #608 is to add IceWM
> Bug #609 is to add Trinity
>
> 1st of all, should I list them in all caps like the others? UNITY for
> example is actually written as "Unity" on its project page, but we
> list it on all caps.
>
> 2nd, in what order should they be listed?
>
> The current list of desktop environment sessions in X2Go Client is:
> KDE
> GNOME
> LXDE
> XFCE
> MATE
> UNITY
> (other types of sessions)
>
> Mike already told me to add them below UNITY, which I agree with.
>
> There are 3 reasonable orders I can think of:
>
> 1. List them in alphabetical order:
> Cinnamon
> IceWM
> Openbox
> Trinity
>
> 2. List the full desktop environments before the window managers, list
> them in alphabetical order:
> Cinnamon
> Trinity
> IceWM
> Openbox
>
> 3. List them in descending order of popularity (this is just my
> educated guess on their popularity):
> Cinnamon
> Trinity
> Openbox
> IceWM
>
> -Mike#2

I'm learning towards not listing them in all caps, and listing them in order #3.

-Mike#2