xfce4-mcs-manager patch: Configurable settings-manager

[SJM Arts]

----- Original Message -----
From: SJM Arts <Stephan.Arts at hva.nl>
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2006 4:02 pm
Subject: Re: xfce4-mcs-manager patch: Configurable settings-manager
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 5, 2006 2:41 pm
> Subject: Re: xfce4-mcs-manager patch: Configurable settings-manager
> > SJM Arts wrote:
> > > This patch allows the xfce4-mcs-manager settings-dialog to be
> > > customisable by the use of plugins.
> > > 
> > > It does not yet support picking a plugin.
> > > 
> > > I would like to hear your thoughts about the general idea and 
> > this code.
> > 
> > Can you explain the rationale behind that patch? You want to make 
> > the UI 
> > customizable thru plugins?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Olivier.
> > 
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> Yes, the same concept is used for the panel, and the
> configuration-options. So... why not for the layout of the
> configuration-manager?
> 
> This way it is possible for distro-builders and end-users to use the
> layout of their choice. The default is neit, and easy to use but it 
> canbe a mess if you have a lot of plugins. So in that case you 
> might want
> to use another one, that looks more like the KDE config-manager. Or a
> win-XP layout... or...
> 
> If someone has a new idea about a config UI (which is possible, since
> the original concept has barely changed in over a decade) the 
> barrier to
> write it and publish the code is not as high as it is now. Since it 
> doesnot require to change existing code,  you just write some new 
> code and
> plug it in.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Kind regards, 
> 
> Stephan
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I have reached the point in development where it might actually work (it
only needs one more change in existing code), but it looks like it has
more downsides than upsides.

Going to look to other methods of themability (preferably without extra
deps).

Any suggestions?