Federico Beffa <be...@ieee.org> skribis: > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> wrote: >> Federico Beffa <be...@ieee.org> skribis: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 1:39 PM, 宋文武 <iyzs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>>> And I don't think the sounds, themes, cursors, wallpapers and icons are >>>> hard depends of a application, they are for all applications. >>>> Why not set XDG_DATA_DIRS to /run/current-system/profile/share and >>>> $HOME/.guix-profile/share in /etc/profile? (at gnu/system.scm) >>>> So, install a theme package will work for all applications. >>>> >>>> WTDY? >>> >>> As said above, my proposal will make sure that the relevant theming >>> data is found and used directly from the store. >> >> To summarize, I think the solution you propose would have the advantage >> of working out-of-the-box, even when Guix is used on another distro, and >> the disadvantage to be inflexible (the set of themes, icons, etc. used >> by an application will be fixed at build time, IIUC.) >> >> What 宋文武 proposes would have the advantage of being more flexible >> (users can install the themes they prefer), but would work only on >> “Guixotic”, and not out-of-the-box (users will have to remember to >> install one sound theme, icon set, etc.) >> >> Does that make sense? > > I do not see the two methods as alternatives, but as complementary and > co-working: my proposal makes sure that a package works out of the box > by *prefixing* XDG_DATA_DIRS (and not replacing it). So a user is > still able to add themes in his own profile. > > Or, do you see any problem?
Oh no, you're right. Sorry for the confusion. > Or, would you prefer to append instead to prefix? Yes, rather append, otherwise users would be unable to change it, no? Do you need anything else for the review? Thanks! Ludo’.
