[sugar] [PATCH] Add an option for choosing the layout in the favorites view.

[Marco Pesenti Gritti]

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 3:54 AM, Michael Stone <michael at laptop.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 06:27:33PM +0200, Marco Pesenti Gritti wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at tomeuvizoso.net> wrote:
>> > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Is this done in a way such that it can be set by the customization key
>> >> process? I can imagine that many groups will prefer the ring to random
>> >> and want to make it an installation default.
>> >
>> > Not right now, but would be quite easy to add an option to the control
>> > panel and let customization keys change the stored preference.
>>
>> Even if not exposed in the cp UI we should at least have an hidden preference.
>> We have no way right to customize sugar profiles but we should have one.
>>
>> Marco
>
> I'm interested by the (implicit) idea that (all?) settings modifiable
> through the control panel should also be customizable. However, as I
> pointed out not long ago, some care needs to be taken to restrict the
> ability of the customization process to violate our security principles.
>
> As a strawman, how about using a convention or technology similar to
>
>  http://thedjbway.org/daemontools/envdir.html
>
> to record the key-value settings that make up the bulk of the
> 'customizable' features?

I'd rather use GConf which is what all the software we depend on uses
and understand.

Marco