[gnome-user-docs] sysadmin: don't recommend gsettings overrides for sysadmins
- From: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] sysadmin: don't recommend gsettings overrides for sysadmins
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:41:25 +0000 (UTC)
commit adfe8cf7c7b0f9825638904c9acffdfb6272128b
Author: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha ubuntu com>
Date: Tue Aug 14 00:40:53 2012 -0400
sysadmin: don't recommend gsettings overrides for sysadmins
system-admin-guide/C/backgrounds-extra.page | 4 ++--
system-admin-guide/C/fonts.page | 2 +-
system-admin-guide/C/overrides.page | 16 +++++++++++++---
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/C/backgrounds-extra.page b/system-admin-guide/C/backgrounds-extra.page
index 00fe702..7e632a2 100644
--- a/system-admin-guide/C/backgrounds-extra.page
+++ b/system-admin-guide/C/backgrounds-extra.page
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
<title>Extra backgrounds</title>
<p>Install an XML file describing your extra backgrounds in
- <file>/usr/share/gnome-background-properties</file>. Here is a small
+ <file>/usr/local/share/gnome-background-properties</file>. Here is a small
example:</p>
<code><![CDATA[
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
<wallpaper deleted="false">
<name>Company Background</name>
<name xml:lang="de">Firmenhintergrund</name>
- <filename>/opt/corp/background.jpg</filename>
+ <filename>/usr/local/share/backgrounds/company-wallpaper.jpg</filename>
<options>zoom</options>
<shade_type>solid</shade_type>
<pcolor>#ffffff</pcolor>
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/C/fonts.page b/system-admin-guide/C/fonts.page
index 4b045be..d3a523f 100644
--- a/system-admin-guide/C/fonts.page
+++ b/system-admin-guide/C/fonts.page
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
<p>To make extra fonts available to users:</p>
<steps>
-<item><p>Copy the fonts into a subdirectory of <file>/usr/share/fonts</file>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Copy the fonts into a subdirectory of <file>/usr/local/share/fonts</file>.</p></item>
<item><p>Run <cmd>fc-cache</cmd>.</p></item>
</steps>
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/C/overrides.page b/system-admin-guide/C/overrides.page
index 5341590..9864ea1 100644
--- a/system-admin-guide/C/overrides.page
+++ b/system-admin-guide/C/overrides.page
@@ -10,17 +10,26 @@
<years>2012</years>
</credit>
- <desc>Override defaults using GSettings keys</desc>
+ <desc></desc>
</info>
- <title>GSettings overrides</title>
+ <title>Why shouldn't I use gsettings overrides?</title>
<comment>
<cite date="2012-07-05" href="mailto:mdhillca gmail com">Michael Hill</cite>
<p>Adapted from d-g-o GSettings page. Add a see-also?</p>
</comment>
- <p>Default values are defined in the schemas that get installed by an
+ <p>Gsettings overrides are used by distributions to adjust default settings
+ for the GNOME desktop and apps. dconf overrides were designed for system
+ administrators to adjust default settings and set mandatory settings for the
+ GNOME desktop and apps.</p>
+
+ <p>GNOME developers are working towards allowing or even requiring <file>/usr/</file>
+ to be mounted read-only with the exception of <file>/usr/local/</file>.</p>
+
+<comment>
+ <p>Default values are defined in the schemas that get installed by an
application. Sometimes, it is necessary for a vendor or distributor to adjust
these defaults. Since patching the XML source for the schema is inconvenient
and error-prone, glib-compile-schemas reads so-called
@@ -34,5 +43,6 @@
key1='string'
key2=1.5
</code>
+</comment>
</page>
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