From: Lennon C. <mag...@gm...> - 2007-02-08 12:47:29
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"Thomas Leonard" <ta...@gm...> wrote: > Just noticed some news articles about ROX: The most interesting point it raises, I think, is the configuration. It would probably be a good idea to try to move some more options into Configlets - for example, I think this should be done with most of the options in ROX-Session, for example - one of the complaints is that setting the language isn't in the Configuration folder: and, to my mind, that is a valid point. I think that the 'Messages' and 'Power' panes are probably things that shouldn't be presented to non-power users (they are unlikely to care particularly, so long as the stuff all works): and the configlets system is an excellent way to still present things that power users will probably find necessary. And while we're at it, can we make 'Show messages' pop up a different app? 'View' on some file that errors are redirected to would be ideal - it would obey the GTK theme, instead of always using Raleigh.=20 And why does the filer have its own Translation option? I can't see any use-case where the file manager would be presented in a different language to the whole rest of the desktop...=20 OroboROX themes/schemes should probably be added to the 'Appearance' configlet, and I certainly wouldn't complain if the other config things for it were distributed separately - the way I work, the window manager is basically invisible, and to get these things I need to dig around in ~/.cache/0install.net . http://applications.linux.com/comments.pl?sid=3D37996&cid=3D95610 brings up an interesting point, too - the ability to have the pinboard behave like a huge view of a folder, like almost everyone else has, would definitely be useful - as long as it behaved completely that way, right down to the menus. --=20 Lennon Victor Cook "He who receives an idea from me receives without lessening, as he who lights his candle at mine receives light without darkening" -- Thomas Jefferson |