From kde-core-devel  Mon Nov 05 16:02:34 2001
From: Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 16:02:34 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: KControl admin mode flexibility (RFC)
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=100497614321722

> > 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... ]"
> 
> With the proposed changes, you do it easily. Don't put X-KDE-RootOnly=
true
> in the desktop file, add Administrator button in KCModule constructor 
and
> it's up to kfontinst to show or not the message box with the message 
you
> want. Of course, it *could* be put in kdeui to make it available to
> any module, what I'm saying is just that the changes I proposed make 
KControl
> flexible enough to achieve what you want.

I know - I was just giving a few ideas. But your changes sound fine to 
me - at least I could then get rid of that dammed label...

> 
> Michael.
> 

Ciao

Craig.