Re: [PATCH] gnu: awesome: Shorten the description.

[ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>]

ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is> writes:

> awesome has 11 or 12 lines description where the same problem applies
> dwm had.  Please do not try to explain the concepts of twm etc in the
> description, this can be done by visiting (home-page) or other sources.
>
> Thanks.
>
> From 26b9e2e6e4d61928d9067540f7785a2aa595ef33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:56:46 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: awesome: Shorten the description.
>
> * gnu/packages/wm.scm (awesome)[description]: Shorten.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/wm.scm | 14 +++-----------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> index 2cc9f44..6275e6f 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Al McElrath <hello@yrns.org>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Carlo Zancanaro <carlo@zancanaro.id.au>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
> +;;; Copyright © 2016 ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>
>  ;;;
>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>  ;;;
> @@ -452,16 +453,7 @@ experience.")
>                        (zero? (system* "../build/awesome" "-v")))))))
>      (synopsis "Highly configurable window manager")
>      (description
> -     "awesome is a window manager for X.  It manages windows in different
> -layouts, like floating or tiled.  Any layout can be applied dynamically,
> -optimizing the environment for the application in use and the task currently
> -being performed.
> -
> -In a tiled layout, windows are managed in a master and stacking area.  In a
> -floating layout windows can be resized and moved freely.  Dialog windows are
> -always managed as floating, regardless of the layout currently applied.
> -
> -Windows are grouped by tags in awesome.  Each window can be tagged with one or
> -more tags.  Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.")
> +     "Awesome has been designed as a framework window manager.  It is fast, small,
> +dynamic and extensible using the Lua programming language.")

We could add a short description of the modes like in dwm:

bla is a ... for X.  It manages windows in tiled, floating, etc etc
layout. etc.

>      (license license:gpl2+)
>      (home-page "https://awesome.naquadah.org/")))
> -- 
> 2.9.3


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