guruman wrote:

"- I would add some subclasses to the Package Classes: I have subdirs in Graphics and Games, for instance... It should be possible to discriminate between Picture Viewers/Image Processors/Paint Programs and 3D, or between SDL ports/Arcade/FPS, or between Browsers/P2P/Mail/Instant Messaging."

I've made up an alternative to the old Aminet dir structure (with help from Felix Schwarz and others), that is much more user-friendly and up-to-date. Feel free to use and abuse it! :) (And it could make a good category standard for the Package Manager- mail me if you want a better formatted version):


Amiga/AROS/MorphOS App Categories V1.3 (28/12/05)


Audio


Audio Utilities

Sample Editing/Manipulation

Midi/Mod Sequencing Editors

Miscellaneous Audio Programs

MP3 Grabbers

MP3/Midi/Mod/Internet Radio Players



Business


Accounting Programs

Application Service Provider Programs (ASP)

Calendar Programs

Database/Data Mining Programs

E-Commerce Software

Enterprise Resource Planning Programs (ERP)

Miscellaneous Business Programs

Personal Information Managers



Communications


Communication Utilities

E-Mailers

Fax Programs

IRC/FTP/SSH/Version Control Programs

Instant Messaging Programs/Internet Phone/Video Conferencing Software/Webcams

Miscellaneous Communication Programs

Peer To Peer File Sharing Programs

IP Stacks/Firewalls

Web Browsers



Data Storage/File Management


CD/DVD Burning Programs/Utilities

File Management Programs

Miscellaneous Data Storage Programs

PDA Utilities

Storage Utilities:
Archivers/Dearchivers
Backup Utilities
Encryption Programs
Optimiser/Defrag Utilities
Miscellaneous
Monitors



Demos


Intros

Magazine

Miscellaneous Demos

Demo Parties

Slideshows

Sound



Development Tools


Languages:

Arexx
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Assembler
Assemblers/Disassemblers
Source
68k
PPC
x86
Utilities

Basic
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

C/C++/Objective-C/C#
Compilers
Source
Utilities

E
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Fortran
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Java
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

JavaScript
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

LISP
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Pascal
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

PHP
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Python
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Ruby
Compilers/Interpreters
Source
Utilities

Development Libraries

Development Utilities

Editors/Integrated Development Environments

GUI Builders

Miscellaneous Development Programs



Games


Beat-em-up Games

Board Games

Card Games

Emulators (Arcade, Sega, Nintendo etc)

First-Person Shooters

Game Cheats and Walk-Throughs

Game Utilities

Kids Games

Miscellaneous Games

Movement/Webcam Games

Platform Games

Puzzle Games

Quiz Games

Role Playing Games (RPGs)

Rhythm/Music Games

Singing Games

Shoot-em-up Games

Sports Games

Strategy Games

Target (Shooting) Games

Tetris/Block/Bubble Games

Text Based Adventure Games

War/Vehicle/Space Simulators



Graphics/Video Programs


3D Rendering/Editor Programs

Animation/Video/DVD Players

Backdrops

CAD Programs

Digital Camera/Video Recorder Utilities

DVD Authoring Programs

Graphic Utilities

Paint Programs/2D Animators/Image Processors

Personal Video Recorders/Streaming Video Players

Fractal Programs

Miscellaneous Graphic/Video Programs

Multimedia Presentation Programs

Picture Viewer/Database Programs

Scanning Programs

Screensavers

Scalable Vector Graphics Programs

TV Tuners

Video Editing Programs

Video Titling Software

Video Utilities



Scientific


Atlases, Star Charting Programs

Geographic Information Software

Mathematics Programs

Miscellaneous Scientific Programs



System


Classes

Datatypes

Drivers:
Audio Drivers
Bus Drivers
Camera/Video Camera/WebCam Drivers
CD/DVD Drivers
Controller Drivers
Data Storage Drivers
Drawing Tablet Drivers
Filesystem Drivers
Firewire Drivers
Graphics Drivers
Keyboard Drivers
Miscellaneous Drivers
Modem Drivers
Monitor Drivers
Mouse Drivers
Network Drivers
PIPE Drivers
Printer Drivers
Scanner Drivers
Serial/Parallel Drivers
Tape Drive Drivers
Touchscreen Drivers
TV Tuner Drivers
Wireless Drivers
USB Drivers

Fonts

Libraries

Handlers (L: dir)

Keyboard Maps (Keymaps)

Miscellaneous System Programs

MUI Window/Gadget environment
Reaction Window/Gadget environment



Text/Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Office programs


Font Utilities

Miscellaneous Text Programs

Office Programs/Word Processors/Desktop Publishers/HTML Editors

Print Programs

Spreadsheet Programs

Spell Checkers/Thesauruses

Text Utilities

Text Viewers/Editors



Utilities


Ambient Utilities

Backdrops

Boot Utilities

Calculators

Clocks

Miscellaneous Utilities

Operating System/Hardware Emulators

Shell (CLI) Programs

System Monitors/Utilities

Virus/Spyware Checkers

Workbench Utilities






[ Edited by Ants on 2005/12/28 23:03 ]