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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KControl admin mode flexibility (RFC)
From:       Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date:       2001-11-05 15:13:19
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> Hi,
> 
> Following a small thread about the "non-flexibility" of the 
administrator
> mode of kcontrol, which sometimes lead to inconsistencies
> (http://lists.kde.org/?t=100452455200003&w=2&r=1), and after loogin a

> little bit at KControl code, I had an idea on how to make this a 
little
> bit more flexible.
> 
> Basically, the idea would be to add an item "Administrator" in the 
list
> of available buttons in KCModule API, and to show the button either 
if
> "run_as_root" is true or if "b" includes KCModule::Administrator (see

> /kdebase/kcontrol/kcontrol/proxywidget.cpp). Second, to add a
> "setAdminMessage" in KCModule API to be able to customize the message.

> RootInfoWidget would then use it if available.
> So you can imagine 2 situations:
> 1) a real root-only module (like kcmclock): like before, you simply 
have
>    X-KDE-RootOnly=true in desktop file
> 2) a module that can be run as root or not:
>     - if you want a message to appear, add X-KDE-RootOnly=true in 
desktop
>       file and set a customize message
>     - if you don't want a message to appear (for example if you 
already
>       put somewhere in your module that the user may use the admin 
button
>       to switch), then don't put anything in your desktop file, but 
add
>       the Administrator button in the constructor of KCModule.
> 
> It's probably not prefect, but I think this could make everybody 
happy
> (at least me, and maybe the developer of kfontinst).

Sounds good to me. Although it would also be nice if the "admin message"
could be moved to the "Help" tab that's on the left of KControl - or 
maybe have an initial message theat appears before the module is loaded.
e.g.

"This module has two modes of operation:

Normal: blah blah
Administrator: ....

To switch to admin mode....

[x] Don't show this message again.

[ Continue... ]"

But anyway, the current message takes up too much space and is too 
confusing (in the case of kfontinst)

> BTW, I volonteer to do it if needed.
> 
> Bye.
> Michael.
> 


Ciao

Craig.

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