From kde-linux Mon Aug 29 20:06:12 2005 From: Zak Jensen Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:06:12 +0000 To: kde-linux Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Different .kde files for different hosts Message-Id: <21bb44f305082913062e1c7cad () mail ! gmail ! com> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-linux&m=112534602818320 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--===============1848895690==" --===============1848895690== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_9294_18702531.1125345972940" ------=_Part_9294_18702531.1125345972940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Should KDE provide a GUI mechanism for configuring such things? I know ther= e=20 is one for KDEDATA and KDEHOME, but what about /etc/profile.d? On 8/29/05, Manuel Amador wrote:=20 >=20 > RTFM >=20 > KDEHOME is the wrong variable for this. Use KDEDIRS and > a /etc/profile.d script if you want to achieve layered configuration > based on host name, or the moon phase. >=20 > El jue, 25-08-2005 a las 18:37 -0700, James Richard Tyrer escribi=F3: > > Kevin Krammer wrote: > > > On Friday 26 August 2005 00:43, James Bigler wrote: > > > > > >>I work at a place with many varied installations of Linux and=20 > conversely > > >>KDE. My home directory is mounted via NFS on all these machines, so= =20 > .kde is > > >>shared between them. > > >> > > >>I'm having problems when I log into another machine that is running a > > >>different version of KDE or has a different setup. For example my > > >>workstation has dual monitors while many other machines do not. The= =20 > .kde > > >>directory gets shared between conflicting versions of KDE and things= =20 > start > > >>to go bad. > > >> > > >>I was wondering if there was a way to get KDE to look into different= =20 > paths > > >>based on the machine. That way I could have effectively a .kde-host1= =20 > and a > > >>.kde-host2 and keep them separate. > > > > > > > > > Yes, quite easily. > > > KDE defaults to .kde in the user's home directory, but will take the= =20 > directory > > > the environment variable KDEHOME points to > > > http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=3DEnvironment+Variables > > > > Yet another reason why we shouldn't store users data in the KDEHOME > > directory. Or, perhaps we could also have a KDEDATA directory > > environment directory and by default they could both be: "~/.kde". > > > > Here this user has a problem. If he has two different KDEHOMEs, where > > does he put his mail, calendar, etc. data? > > > -- > Manuel Amador > http://www.amautacorp.com/ +593 (4) 220-7010 > _______________________________________________ > kde-usability mailing list > kde-usability@kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability > ------=_Part_9294_18702531.1125345972940 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Should KDE provide a GUI mechanism for configuring such things? I know= there is one for KDEDATA and KDEHOME, but what about /etc/profile.d?<= br>
 
On 8/29/05, = Manuel Amador <rudd-o@amaut= acorp.com> wrote:
RTFM

KDEHOME is the wrong= variable for this.  Use KDEDIRS and
a /etc/profile.d script i= f you want to achieve layered configuration
based on host name, or the moon phase.

El jue, 25-08-2005 a las = 18:37 -0700, James Richard Tyrer escribi=F3:
> Kevin Krammer wrote:> > On Friday 26 August 2005 00:43, James Bigler wrote:
> >= ;
> >>I work at a place with many varied installations of Linux = and conversely
> >>KDE. My home directory is mounted via NFS on= all these machines, so .kde is
> >>shared between them.
> >>
> >>I'm having problems when I log into another m= achine that is running a
> >>different version of KDE or has a = different setup.  For example my
> >>workstation has = dual monitors while many other machines do not.  The .kde
> >>directory gets shared between conflicting versions of KDE = and things start
> >>to go bad.
> >>
> >&g= t;I was wondering if there was a way to get KDE to look into different path= s
> >>based on the machine.  That way I could have eff= ectively a .kde-host1 and a
> >>.kde-host2 and keep them separa= te.
> >
> >
> > Yes, quite easily.
> > = KDE defaults to .kde in the user's home directory, but will take the direct= ory
> > the environment variable KDEHOME points to
> > htt= p://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=3DEnvironment+Variables
> > Yet another reason why we shouldn't store users data in the KDEHOME> directory.    Or, perhaps we could also have a KD= EDATA directory
> environment directory and by default they could bot= h be: "~/.kde".
>
> Here this user has a problem.  If he has two dif= ferent KDEHOMEs, where
> does he put his mail, calendar, etc. data?>
--
Manuel Amador       &nbs= p;           < rudd-o@amautacorp.com>
htt= p://www.amautacorp.com/        =     +593 (4) 220-7010
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