feature request for settings manager

[Robby Workman]

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Stefan Schwarzburg wrote:

> I guess that new users could find it more intuitive if for example the
> "Window Manager -> Style" and the "Desktop -> Appearance" part would be
> together with the "User Interface" to form something like "Appearance".
> Also the "Desktop -> Behavior" together with the "Workspaces and Margins",
> the Pager properties (if present) and the "Window Manager -> Advanced" part
> could be something like "Workspace".
> 
> So, what I would like to ask you for (if you have nothing better to do at
> some time in the future :-) ) is to reconsider the UI of the settings
> manager and maybe reorder them to be closer to the setting one wants to
> change and more independent of the actual part of the software that has to
> do something with the setting.
> 
> 
> This is actually nothing that someone needs who uses Xfce for some time,
> but
> if new users want to test which Desktop Environment fits them best, then
> this might get in the way.
> Hope this is a constructive feature request and I would really like to hear
> about your thoughts.


Well, I'm not an Xfce developer (just a happy user), but I'll throw
out a few thoughts anyway :)

The splitting of the two different types of shortcuts, while perhaps
not intuitive at first glance, actually make sense once you think
about it.  More importantly, if a user (not just new, but any user) is
customizing his/her desktop appearance, it only makes sense to look at
all of the different options available in the Settings Manager to see
exactly what is available for customization, so a user who spends just
a small amount of time looking will quickly find both locations
anyway.

This is a bit of a digression, but I'm not at all fond of the idea
that application development should revolve around what's good for
"new" users.  A user will not be new forever.  As a user becomes more
knowledgeable and advanced, many of those things that made it easier
for him/her will not hamper him/her.

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