On Sat, 2011-01-29 at 09:11 -0800, les wrote: > Hi, guys, > I really miss having the application save preferences directly, such as > moving the separation bars and having that setup saved automatically for > the next start. I also miss being able to have the pull down menu to > set preferences rather than the really brutal gconf-editor stuff.
You make it sound like File->Preferences has gone away, or that some things that used to be settable from the dialogue are no longer set that way, which I don't think is true. Most people will never have to interact directly with GConf, in fact gconf-editor isn't even installed by default in Fedora, and I'm guessing also the other main Linux distros. So what you're actually asking for is either a) a larger and more complex set of online Preference panes, or b) options to be set in a text config file. > Additionally this gconf stuff represents a single point of failure for > applications, making Linux as brittle as Windows with no appreciable > benefit to users. There may be some merit in that viewpoint. It's a matter of opinion. GConf is often promoted as "the Registry done right", which to me begs the question of why we need a Registry at all. The whole idea has always struck me as questionable, even if done properly. > Of course I don't know what drove this development, but I can tell you > that from a users perspective, the applications need to have preferences > setting capabilities that are clear and easily accessible. The gconf > stuff is neither. This really should be directed to Gnome as it's not an Evo decision. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
