From kde-core-devel  Sun Apr 14 20:44:07 2002
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:44:07 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Bug#40835: toolbar icons work only as "icons only"
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=101881716213783

On Sunday 14 April 2002 11:14 am, Cristian Tibirna wrote:
> (NOTE: this is not an answer, but an RFC directed to kde-core-devel)
>
> This bug report is not really related to kcmstyle, as the module itself
> works very well.
>
> But try to go in katerc, kmailrc etc and remove the [*Toolbar*]
> configuration sections. The first time the respective app starts after
> this, it will obey the kcmstyle configuration. But it immediately saves
> this configuration to its rc file, which makes that if user changes the
> configuration in kcmstyle, the respective application won't obey anymor=
e
> (unless the config sections for the toolbars are removed again).
>
> Now, I believe there is a development guideline that says that default
> configuration items aren't saved to the rc file. So, I ask: why don't t=
he
> toolbar ui classes obey this guideline? I mean, is there a special reas=
on?

Are we talking about the KConfig files or about XML files?

I don't think there is a guideline that says that default configuration i=
tems=20
aren't saved to config files. Although it certainly would make sense. In =
KDE=20
2.x we always saved default values to config files afaik, in KDE 3.x we n=
o=20
longer save default values iff the default value is defined in another co=
nfig=20
file. But there are some limitations to this, e.g. if the default is defi=
ned=20
in foorc then these defaults will not be taken into account when barrc is=
=20
written. I'm not sure what the exact behaviour is when the defaults are=20
listed in $KDEHOME/share/config/kdeglobals and a $KDEHOME/share/config/fo=
orc=20
file is written. It could very well be that such defaults are not taken i=
nto=20
account either. It's the difference between "system defaults" (for all us=
ers)=20
and "user defaults" (for all applications of a certain user).

> Second, no matter what the answer is to the above question, I believe t=
hat
> the local toolbar settings (available through contextual menu of toolba=
rs)
> should include an item "use general settings" or "use default", which w=
ill
> effectively remove the config group from apps' rc file. Do you agree wi=
th
> me adding this?

Yes. Note that "Icon Size" already has an "Default" entry.

Cheers,
Waldo
--=20
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