On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Elia Cogodi <elia.cog...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd have said that a local setting shouldn't be catered for by an > online-only GUI and that while online website seamless integration is > nice, you should also have an equivalent local tool for the operations > that make sense locally, such as enable/disable. > > A native GUI speaking DBus sounds like the simplest thing, it can even > expose a link to the extension website if it's available and encourage > you to open it with your default browser. Thus it would also work as > an entry point for the users that want to look up new extensions. > > In the absence of such a capplet, how were you planning to inform the > users of the availability and location of the extensions website?
To be absolutely honest, at first, I didn't intend for visibility beyond what other people may do: I felt that links from gnome.org as well as HowTos, Guides, documentation, and press coverage would have been more than enough for most users. I haven't thought about visibility since I solidified and unveiled the project. Right now, I still feel the same, but depending on the ever-changing goals of the project and the response from you guys, I may change my stance. > PS: "forbidden" because the use of the shell tweak tool by the base > user has been not encouraged, if not actively discouraged. To which > point extensions have to be encouraged for different audiences of > users is up for discussion, I guess. I've never seen it actively discouraged, and I'm sorry if some people in the community made you feel that way. > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Jasper St. Pierre > <jstpie...@mecheye.net> wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Elia Cogodi <elia.cog...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I understand the idea of the mini server for HTTP-DBus translation, so >>> you get integration into the extension web site/application. >>> >>> On the other hand, what happens if I can't go online or the extension >>> site is unreachable for any reason? Do I lose the GUI to >>> enable/disable my local extensions because that AJAX is only available >>> on that web page? >> >> Which would you prefer? >> >> A) a native GUI (or Tweak Tool) >> B) command line wrappers around DBus (gnome-shell-extensions --list, >> gnome-shell-extensions --disable) >> C) a poor version of the online experience meant for offline use? >> >>> Or is a simple enable/disable "native", local GUI also in the works? >>> Unless you want to endorse the use of the forbidden tweak tool... >> >> Forbidden? >> >>> -- >>> Elia >>> >> >> -- >> Jasper >> > > > > -- > Elia > -- Jasper _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
