From: Michael J. <e-...@ka...> - 2007-10-02 20:43:15
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On Friday, 14 September 2007, at 23:10:29 (-0400), Enlightenment CVS wrote: > +/* > + * These are the currently planned wizard pages: > + * > + * o == interactive > + * . == automatic (no gui) > + * > + * --- THE LIST > + * . look for system global profile - if it exists just copy it and exit > + * wizard now. > + * . find fonts like sans and other known fonts that have full intl. support > + * and use them if found. > + * o ask for language (default selection is current locale). > + * o ask for font size to use. > + * o xrender/engine speed test and detect and suggest best engine. > + * o ask for one of N default config profiles to be set up. if profile is > + * marked as "final" end wizard now. > + * o find XDG app menus/repositories and list them let user choose which > + * one(s) are to be used. > + * o find other secondary menus - like ubuntu's settings menu and build > + * more app menus for this. > + * . look for battery, cpufreq and temperature support - if there, enable the > + * appropriate modules. > + * o ask what apps you want in ibar by default (or none - no ibar). > + * o ask if user wants desktop icons or not (enable fwin module but seed it > + * with default config). > + * o ask if the user wants virtual desktops (if so have 4x1 and page module > + * loaded). Could this be supplemented with something to specify number, layout, and naming? Perhaps leverage the config dialog? It might be useful to provide "Advanced" buttons during the wizard run that would pop up the config dialog for whatever's being...er...wiz'd...at the time. > + * o ask about what kind of default key and mouse bindings a user wants > + * (current e defaults, windows-style or mac-style?). > + * o ask for what default wallpaper to use. A "Browse..." button here with automatic JPG/PNG/etc. imports might go a long way here. > + * o ask if the user wants gnome or kde support > + * (for gnome run gnome-settings-daemon, unknown for kde). KDE apps start DCOPserver and other requisite processes when they start up, so I'm not sure there's really an analog for g-s-d in KDE. > + * --- THINGS TO ADD? > + * o choose one of n available default themes (if we have any). Or a "Gimme More" button that loads a browser pointing to somewhere? > + * o do you want a taskbar or not. Given the (lack of) attention in that department, I'm not sure we want to promote it. Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <me...@ka...> Linux Server/Cluster Admin, LBL.gov Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "If a child annoys you, quiet him by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work, use the other end of the brush on the other end of the child." -- Unknown, from a screen shot at mandrake.net |