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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: GSOC 2011: Settings Manager
From:       Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgquiles () elpauer ! org>
Date:       2011-03-25 23:20:50
Message-ID: AANLkTin_esBKYnTcj8W65oVqqc5GYqyKdx5vzCrBgEHw () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi,

I think Kamion does essentially that, but it's a bit dead. Maybe you
could revive it?

http://developer.kde.org/summerofcode/kamion.html
http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/playground/utils/kamion/


On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Shafqat Bhuiyan <priomsrb@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My name is Shafqat Bhuiyan. I am a student wanting to join KDE for this
> year's Google Summer of Code.
>
> One of the ideas that I've been thinking about is a "Settings Manager". This
> will be tool that allows you to export, import and revert KDE application
> and workspace settings. It will have its main interface as a module within
> KDE System Settings as well as a command-line/external interface.
>
> Here is a very crude mockup to give an idea what I'm thinking:
> http://i.imgur.com/pXt7O.jpg
>
> My motivation is this: KDE applications are highly customisable. This has an
> advantage that users can modify their system to best fit their workflow.
> However setting up these options can be quite time consuming and for some
> people quite difficult.
>
> This tool will be designed so that a person who has customized their KDE
> experience can export their settings to keep a backup in case of
> reinstallation, data loss, upgrade failures etc. It will also allow
> reverting settings back to defaults if the user wishes to remove their
> customisations.
>
> This tool can also make it much easier for people who do not feel
> comfortable with changing settings to get defaults that suit them better.
> For example, imagine a distro where during the setup or first welcome stage
> it asks what kind of desktop experience the user would like: KDE default,
> KDE classic (3.5 ish), Windows, Mac etc. The distro tool could then import
> the appropriate settings so that the applications and workspace behave in a
> way that the user feels more comfortable with.
>
> Another use case is that it allows people to share their settings with
> others. This can also be an advantage for developers as bug repoters can
> attach their settings information to bug reports.
>
> These are some of the ideas that I've thought about this project so far. I
> am very interested in hearing any comments or ideas. If you think this
> project is worth pursuing, or if you have any suggestions please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks
> Shafqat Bhuiyan
>
>
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Pau Garcia i Quiles
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