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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Theming manager [was: Re: KDE 3.1]
From:       Fabian Wolf <fabianw () gmx ! net>
Date:       2002-03-29 21:33:06
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On Friday 29 March 2002 22:03, you wrote:
> Am Freitag, 29. März 2002 19:09 schrieb Fabian Wolf:
> > Personally I don't like having configuration apps all over the place.
> > Everything that's configurable should be placed somewhere in kcontrol.
>
> Usually I would agree with you but in this case it's different :-)
>
> 1.)
> KControl has already evolved into a kind of graphical registry that will
> only be touched by more experienced users.
> For an end-user it just looks easier to start a thememgr than to start
> kcontrol to install a theme.

You think so? I was thinking that it'd be harder to remember the name of each 
app which configures all different kind of things than to fire up one app 
that enables you to setup your entire system.
People will go like: "Where do I change my splash screen again?", "What was 
that apps name?", "I can't find that program to switch ...".
If you tell a user, no matter what you wanna do - everything is in kcontrol. 
The name kcontrol already suggests that it's _THE_ place to change your 
settings and control your computer.

> 2.) a kcm-module that changes and affects the settings of other kcmmodules
> would be quite irritating usability-wise....

Huh? What module are you talking about? I can't think of one that does that.

> > > [...]
> > [...]

Cheers,
Fabian

- -- 
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and therefore they attempt the impossible -
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