[Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#452348: HPLIP doesn't mention new user-in-scanner-group requirement, other issues

[Christopher Martin]

On November 22, 2007 18:40:38 Mark Purcell wrote:
> On Thursday 22 November 2007, Christopher Martin wrote:
> > On November 22, 2007 07:43:12 Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > > If you install such a desktop file, I recommend that you add a
> > > "NotShowIn=KDE;GNOME" stanza so that it doesn't show up by
> > > default. It can then be enabled on a per-user basis simply by
> > > editing the menu.
> >
> > ..if, of course, the user ever realizes that the software (meaning
> > the toolbox and associated features) exists.
>
> I must admit I'm with Christopher on this one, if the package is
> installed it's icon should be included in the menu.  Asking a user of
> a GUI to edit a txt file before they see the icons sounds like
> crazyness..
>
> That said the .desktop files have actually been moved into a
> hplip-gui package, so if you want the icons you can install the
> hplip-gui package and if you don't want the icons then you can just
> install the hplip package.
>
> So Christopher, installing hplip-gui may solve your icon issue.
>
> Joss, if hplip is deemed worthy of the default installation, then why
> wouldn't a user want the icons shown?
>
> Mark

Aha! And I see that hplip-gui is Recommended, so that problem's solved.

Thanks,
Christopher Martin
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