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== Mockups == | == Mockups == | ||
- | === Settings dictionary | + | === Schema' |
- | Settings | + | The way settings |
+ | In the applications using these settings, the boundaries are checked. The same is true for the application-specific configuration dialogs. But, for a generic settings-manager, | ||
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+ | Another issue with these settings is that they are not always easy to understand. For example: ' | ||
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+ | === Backup / Restore === | ||
+ | One of the main problems that users experience with xfce is that somehow they changed settings without realizing it. With the nr 1 example, the session. It happens quite often that people have saved their session without a running xfce4-panel. | ||
+ | Explaining to a user how to return xfce to the desired state proves difficult, it would be nice if users can save a backup of their settings, and restore if they choose to. | ||
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+ | ==== Proposals ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Profile selector on each setting dialog ==== | ||
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+ | Every setting dialog would have a profile selector. Selecting a profile would restore the related setting values to those of that profile. This would be a kind of robust equivalent to KDEs " |