Re: Control Center/Enlightenment configuration

["Jesse D. Sightler" <jsight pair com>]

raster@redhat.com wrote:
> 
> On 22 Feb, Jesse D. Sightler scribbled:
> ->  raster@redhat.com wrote:
> ->  >
> ->  > On 22 Feb, Russell Steinthal scribbled:
> ->  > ->  I just came across a somewhat weird E/GNOME interaction which I
> ->  > ->  thought I'd mention (I'm writing here since I don't read the E list
> ->  > ->  and I know Rasterman is on gnome-list...).  Anyway, enough
> ->  > ->  introduction.
> ->  > ->
> ->  > ->  Basically, the problem is that if I start the GNOME Control Center
> ->  > ->  and go to the Enlightenment page, the Backgrounds (sub-) page is
> ->  > ->  inactive (i.e. all the controls except OK and Cancel are grayed out).
> ->  > ->   If I run the Enlightenment configurator from my E menu (middle
> ->  > ->  button, Configuration), it works correctly.
> ->  > ->
> ->  > ->  Is this a known problem, a feature I just missed the documentation
> ->  > ->  for, a misconfiguration on my part, or a new bug?  If the latter, and
> ->  > ->  I can provide any more information, let me know.
> ->  >
> ->  > its a feature. (in special fx when you run under the control-center
> ->  > theyers a checkbutton to enable the background selector)
> ->  >
> ->
> ->  Why has this never been added to the Backgrounds page?  Seriously, I'm
> ->  no UI expert, but don't you think that it would be more intuitive if the
> ->  option to enable backgrounds were on the same page as the background
> ->  settings?  :)
> 
> it's not MEANt to be intuitive - its meant to hide it from the novice
> user.

Raster, in order for novice users to use it, it must be intuitive.  :) 
Seriously, do you really think that greying out an entire page of
options is more intuitive than simply displaying the checkbox on the
same page as the background options?

Now making the whole page disappear if it is diabled in SpecialFX might
actually make more sense.  The reason that it would make more sense is
simple.  This way the novice user is only presented with a single
background settings page (YAY!), and the weirdo (maybe me) can still
have enlightenment override Gnome's bg settin'.

Enjoy,

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