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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Crazy KControl Idea
From:       m_elter () t-online ! de (Matthias Elter)
Date:       2000-03-18 18:56:57
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Steve Hutton wrote:
> 
> I was just thinking that the options in KControl are getting
> quite extensive, and it will take users a while to get everything
> set up the way they like it.
> 
> My idea is that we take advantage of the fact that these
> options are stored in simple config files and provide the
> user with an option to "get settings from file."
> 
> There could be one global kcontrol.tar.gz file, which
> contains all the config files KControl writes to.  KControl
> would be able to untar the global file appropriately
> and apply the changes.  KControl would also provide
> users with a way to export the kcontrol.tar.gz.
> 
> Users could even share kcontrol.tar.gz files with each
> other, or name their config files based on look and feel.
> 
> Steve

It's easier to simply tar ~/.kde/share/config, isn't it?

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Matthias Elter
elter@kde.org
me@caldera.de

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