Re: [Evolution] system upgrade wierdness (lost settings)

[Mark Gordon <mtgordon ximian com>]

On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 16:41, guenther wrote:
> > I think gnome-spell may use GConf.  Dunno about the others.  There are a
> > few things that aren't stored in ~/evolution.   Note for example that
> > the list of recently opened files is stored in ~/.gnome/Evolution,
> > /.gnome/evolution-mail-component, etc.
>
> Thanks Marc, I simply (and obvious false) assumed, all Evo settings are
> stored locally and just for Evo.
>
> Let me get that straight: That means, my choosen languages are stored
> for all Gnome apps using gnome-spell? i.e. when I change languages in an
> editor, I change settings for Evo too?

Well, there isn't much that uses gnome-spell besides Evolution.  I can't
think of another application off the top of my head.

> To me that is really bad. That would mean, I can't have different
> settings in different apps when they share that component. Or am I wrong
> here?

I think you're correct.  Perhaps it would be reasonable to have a
centralized list of languages you use for spell checking.  FWIW, I'm in
agreement with those who would like to restore the ability to switch
languages in the composer.

> btw: That gets me to a more general topic, GConf. One particular thing I
> loved about linux was those easy-to-edit text configuration files.
> Stuffing all into one (let me call it) "Registry" is so Windows(R)
> like... :-/

It has its advantages (Performance? Simplicity from the standpoint of
the developer? Not sure, I've mostly avoided the flame wars where it's
been discussed) and its disadvantages (needing specialized tools rather
than text editors).

> I'm afraid, I will loose most of my settings when installing a new
> system with the next Gnome versions...

I have a tendency to tar up ~ in its entirety.  Apps should (should:
ought to, but not necessarily will) be able to migrate settings from
older versions.

-Mark Gordon