On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:01:31 +1000 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:43:58 -0300 Iván Briano (Sachiel) > <[email protected]> said: > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Ralf > > Mardorf<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Iván :) > > > > > > Iván Briano (Sachiel) wrote: > > >> > > >> And how should those defaults be defined? If desktop icons are > > >> on by default, there's people asking how to remove them. If > > >> they're off, people asks how to enable them. > > >> The current state of this is not ideal, we know, but no one has > > >> the time to work on supporting them in any other way, so for > > >> now, logging into e17 and enabling desktop icons will produce > > >> files that will also show on other DEs. That's our current > > >> reality, and regardless of any principle or ideal, if > > >> the manpower is not there, it won't be fixed. > > >> > > > > > > I do understand this, but if the default is not to add links to > > > the desktop, than there will be no links on desktops of other > > > DEs ;). For me it's solved ;). Try to empathize with a newbie ;). > > > What do you guess will a newbie feel, if the GNOME desktop is a > > > mess after installing e17? And it won't disappear on the GNOME > > > desktop after disabling it for e17! In addition the 'link' > > > to /home is done in a way GNOME ignores it, while the other two > > > links that still will be there after disabling, /tmp and /, can > > > be used by GNOME too. > > > > > > > Yes, for YOU it's solved, but for all the other newbies that > > install e17 and don't check their gnome desktop, it won't when they > > want desktop icons. Stick long enough in the IRC channels and > > you'll see how often that question is brought up. > > I'm not saying it doesn't need fixing, but what you are asking for > > requires developers time, which we lack. > > Also, I don't understand what you mean with the links being ignored > > or used by Gnome. > > note you are the first person to ever complain (that i have seen) of > there being extra files when they use gnome (or kde). the first. > there have been 1000's of users complain about no desktop icons. and > 100's who just want them hidden and nothing ever on the desktop. :) > Just a note, this is not entirely correct I recall some people mentioning this before. I've actually noticed it before as well although I've not been particularly bothered by it. I also know one task which makes me regularly switch to a different DE, recompiling E17 ;). I do think that it can leave a bit of a bad impression for a user if he tries out E but goes back to Gnome, resulting in him complaining on some forum or the other about E not being ready... However I think this is really _very_ low priority. BTW what is the way gnome/kde do this? Cheers Jochen > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
