Re: [E-devel] [e-users] New blog entry - Window manipulation and focus configuration nightmare

[Ethan G. <ee...@fa...>]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:06:22 +0100
Andreas Volz <li...@br...> wrote:

> Am Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:28:23 +0900 schrieb Daniel Stonier:
> 
> > On 31/12/2007, Daniel Stonier <d.s...@gm...> wrote:
> > > Tyranny of the majority - I like that! Or like to fight against it
> > > anyway!
> > >
> > > I love E's philosophy in allowing the user to choose the style they
> > > want. Too often 'hidden' functionalities become neglected and
> > > subsequently either impossible or a very inconvenient to change in
> > > systems that decided to obscure them for simplicity.
> 
> Don't hang to much with this point if it disturb you. I said: 
> 
> "discuss about configuration options"
> 
> I understand your point, but you I think you agree that discussion
> should be allowed. And perhaps you agree too that if a discussion turns
> out that there are several configuration options that are used only by
> less then 10 user or so on the world then they should be moved (not
> removed) away. I don't vote for _removing_ an config option from E
> itself. But then move it to a "Very rare used configuration options"
> config dialog module. It's too much rare used stuff - Even for the
> advanced dialogs.
> 
> I really hoped that you discuss more about the other important points.
> Perhaps this one point was to offence...
> 
> regards
> Andreas

I do agree that discussion should be allowed, and I'm sorry if I stated my perspective overly strongly. I was very tired when I wrote it. I'm not very well and sometimes feel very tired for weeks at a time, but when an issue comes up that I feel so strongly about; well; I've lost out on a few things by not speaking up. I wasn't offended, just worried, and again I'm sorry if it caused you offense, none was intended.

Discussion is certainly good, I never thought of moving unusual configuration options to a module, but now you've mentioned it it seems a good approach to me.