Re: [Deskbar] Unavailable handlers in prefs?

[Jose daLuz <jdaluz gmail com>]

On 10/17/05, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <kamstrup daimi au dk> wrote:

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 19:36 -0400, Jose daLuz wrote:

> , but perhaps whatever the "error" icon is for the current theme (red
> circle with white x or whatever) replaces the search icon in the entry
> field,
I don't think errors belong directly in the toplevel GUI. After all this
might not really be errors (let alone fatal/important).

If we put "unloaded modules" (call it what you want) in a separate
dialog or tab there will be more room for error messages or usage
instructions.
That is also why I don't think we should include this list in the
ordinary handler list.

I understand your point.  I don't know if this meets the Gnome HIG, but how about on the context menu, between Preferences and About?  It doesn't even have to be error-specific, perhaps you capture all the console output and have a choice there for "View Log"?  There are enough Linux programs with similar choices somewhere in their menus that the concept of a log containing technical details won't be unfamiliar to most users, and looking in the logs for error messages is something even the technology-challenged have probably been asked to do by their more savvy helpers.


Jose daLuz