g3data lacks menu icon and mime-type binding

[John Pye]

Binary package hint: g3data

When installed, this program appears with a placeholder icon in the GNOME 'Applications' menu.

Also, g3data should appear in the set of right-click options for opening image files in Nautilus.

[Dimitris Kiousis (dqdev)]

I reproduced the bug as well. Program gets installed under Graphics with no thumbnail.

I ll start working on this fix.

The first request is a simple one. I have a question though. If I don't find an image in the source-folder, should I create an image on my own, or contact someone else (developer f.e)?

As for the 2nd request, I m not quite sure how to deal with it 100%, but I ll get some help from the MOTUs if things get tough.

[Emmet Hikory (persia)]

    To provide an icon for a package, I use the following procedure:

A) Find an icon
1) Look through the distributed source for xpm, png, gif, jpg, ico, etc. to find something applicable.
2) Look at the upstream website for newer source versions, windows or mac downloads, or favicon.ico
3) Look in upstream bugtracker, forums, or mailing list for icon suggestions
4) Create an icon from scratch

B) Reformat the icon
1) Icons should generally be 32x32 for .xpm and 48x48 or 64x64 for .png - I use gimp to crop or clean
2) Icons should be provided in .xpm format, and optionally .png also. convert from Imagemagick is good for this

C) Install the icon
1) Icons belong is /usr/share/pixmaps
2) The debian/menu file (sometimes debian/<package>.menu) should use the icon (look in /usr/share/menu for examples)
3) The .desktop file should use the icon (look in /usr/share/applications/ for examples)

[John Pye (jdpipe)]

On the website there was a sort-of logo made out of blurry words. So I chopped it down to an icon sort of size that could be used. Attached.

[John Pye (jdpipe)]

BTW the application needs to be moved from the 'education' category to the 'other' category, or whatever it is that the fityk, gretl, and maxima packages (other numerical/scientific programs) are using.

[Emmet Hikory (persia)]

The bug that caused many Science applications to use the Education category (or fail to appear in the menus at all) was only fixed very recently. During the last three development cycles, many applications were put in Education due to that bug. Please excuse the confusion while the menus are sorted.

[Stephan Rügamer (sruegamer)]

Please find attached a debdiff which fixes this bug.

[Stephan Rügamer (sruegamer)]

g3data (1:1.5.1-1ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low

  * debian/control:
    - Added sharutils to build-dep
  * Added debian/g3data.png.uue for Icon (LP: #94987)
  * debian/rules:
    - Added commands to uudecode g3data.png.uue and install it into
      /usr/share/pixmaps
  * debian/g3data.desktop:
    - Cleaning up .desktop file to match the standards
      (Thx to Andrea Veri)

 -- Stephan Hermann <email address hidden> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:03:46 +0200

[Andrea Veri (av)]

Uploaded. Thanks for your work, stephan!

Accepted:
 OK: g3data_1.5.1.orig.tar.gz
 OK: g3data_1.5.1-1ubuntu2.diff.gz
 OK: g3data_1.5.1-1ubuntu2.dsc
     -> Component: universe Section: science

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Format: 1.7
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:03:46 +0200
Source: g3data
Binary: g3data
Architecture: source
Version: 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu2
Distribution: gutsy
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Stephan Hermann <email address hidden>
Description:
 g3data - extract data from scanned graphs
Launchpad-Bugs-Fixed: 94987
Changes:
 g3data (1:1.5.1-1ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/control:
     - Added sharutils to build-dep
   * Added debian/g3data.png.uue for Icon (LP: #94987)
   * debian/rules:
     - Added commands to uudecode g3data.png.uue and install it into
       /usr/share/pixmaps
   * debian/g3data.desktop:
     - Cleaning up .desktop file to match the standards
       (Thx to Andrea Veri)
Files:
 bd85322fe47ab2d5070cd9e19f825f1e 690 science optional g3data_1.5.1-1ubuntu2.dsc
 beb60499720dc7f0be0944a982f239bc 5842 science optional g3data_1.5.1-1ubuntu2.diff.gz
Original-Maintainer: Peter S Galbraith <email address hidden>