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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: OT: My KControl modules disappeared
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-06-25 15:27:42
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On June 25, 2002 09:34 am, Troels Tolstrup wrote:
> On Tuesday 25 June 2002 03:22, Irwin K wrote:
> > This is a technical problem but it's also a usability problem:
> > deleting a group from the KMenu shouldn't disable all of your
> > kcontrol modules.  NOTHING the user does in casual use should disable
> > the desktop like this.  I feel like I'm in WIndows again, where
> > touching some setting happens to make your computer unusable.
>
> ACK! Doesnt really sound like a technical problem, but more like a
> serious design fault. Things like this should not rely on things the
> user can change easily, ever.

AFAIK only root can do this, unless you have kde installed in your home 
directory or made $KDEDIR/share/applnk world writeable or some such oddness.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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