Re: Checking /usr/local/ before upgrading

2007-10-29 Thread Christofer C. Bell
On 10/29/07, Pär Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is really wrong, placing something stupid under for > example /usr/local/bin should really not break upgrades or any other system > software. Please read chapter "9.1.2 Site-specific programs" of the Debian > Policy Manual, Fergal provi

Re: Grouping preferences/Administration items?

2007-10-29 Thread Nicolas Deschildre
The items in the gnome control panel are already grouped by categories (Hardware, Internet, system,...). Why not used theses groups in the System menu? Instead of current preferences/administration? This way it has advantages of both the system menu and the control panel : access easiness and logic

Re: Grouping preferences/Administration items?

2007-10-29 Thread Tristan Wibberley
On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 15:39 -0400, Evan Huus wrote: > I think if the Control Panel was added in addition to the two menus, it > would confuse people as well. Perhaps just have the Control Panel by > default, but have an easy-to-access setting that switches it back to the > menus. I doubt anybody

Re: Checking /usr/local/ before upgrading

2007-10-29 Thread Pär Andersson
On Sunday 28 October 2007 15.27.21 Reinhard Tartler wrote: > "Fergal Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > When should anything go in /usr/local/{bin,lib}? > > E.g. when you are not wanting to upgrade the system later. > I think of (virtual) machines here, that are installed and configured > automa

Re: Grouping preferences/Administration items?

2007-10-29 Thread Evan Huus
I think if the Control Panel was added in addition to the two menus, it would confuse people as well. Perhaps just have the Control Panel by default, but have an easy-to-access setting that switches it back to the menus. On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 11:04 +0100, Milan wrote: > Matthew Paul Thomas a écrit

Re: Grouping preferences/Administration items?

2007-10-29 Thread Milan
Matthew Paul Thomas a écrit : > On Oct 28, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Evan Huus wrote: >> >> I definitely agree that the non-techie will not understand the >> difference between Prefs and Admin. Perhaps renaming "Preferences" to >> *username* and "Administration" to "All Users"? Something like that >> woul