Re: [SOLUTION] panel site defaults

[Joseph Carter <knghtbrd debian org>]

On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 09:11:32AM +0100, Jean-Raymond.Chauviere wrote:
> > sed -e "s}#HOMEDIR#}$HOME}g" \
> >     $HOME/.gnome/panel.d/default/Applet_Config.in \
> >     > $HOME/.gnome/panel.d/default/Applet_Config
> > 
> > I found it easier just to copy all the files (including the .in file) to
> > ~/.gnome and then parse it once it was there.  You could use other shell
> > magic to find all .in files after you copy or something like that if you
> > have more than one.  I don't, so I just do this.
> 
> Hum, hum .. didn't you forget some files:
> don't restrict the problem to panel, it's a larger one.

No, most Gnome apps take global defaults.  Where possible I should be
using those.  Panel is an exception.  I'm setting out to make as few
changes to the defaults as possible and send all useful patches upstream.
I'm creating a default Gnome environment for users, not a new Progeny
environment using Gnome's codebase.  I want to make sure that users get a
good set of Gnome apps installed by default and that those apps work right
as well as possible (gmc for example could work a lot better IMO..)

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