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> [Avoid] Having a “G” prefix (for example: GMusic). Those are not allowed in KDE universe. You need "K" prefix instead.
by Erlangen 5y ago
> [Avoid] Having a “G” prefix (for example: GMusic).
Those are not allowed in KDE universe. You need "K" prefix instead.
- marcodiego 5y agoI remember a friend of mine arguing prefixing names with g, q and k was a reason linux on the desktop failed. I asked "So, how do you explain the success of ipod, iphone, ipad and itunes?"
- webmaven 5y agoconsonants vs. vowel?
- jeppesen-io 5y agoI feel what your friend is saying. I'm not sure why, but the K prefix in a name always felt "unprofessional" and/or ugly. I can't exactly put my finger on why it feels that way
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- tpush 5y agoBecause it's a vowel and always followed by a consonant, so you can always intuitively pronounce those names.
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- teawrecks 5y agoI never liked them because it fragmented the space of apps available on Linux. You'd be looking for an app that replaces something on windows, and inevitably you'd find something, but it starts with a 'k' and you're on gnome. And now you're not sure whether it'll work for you, or whether you need to install a bunch of extra stuff to run one app, or whether you should keep looking for another 'g' alternative, or whether you need to just dual boot windows.
- chriswarbo 5y ago> You need "K" prefix instead. You mean when I start up the Plasma desktop, open my home folder in Dolphin, start playing a movie in Dragon Player while I edit a document in the Calligra office suite? "Need" is an exaggeration.
- ognarb 5y agoWe have Gcompris but in general K-Names in KDE are also not recommended for new applications.