Re: GNOME CVS: gtk+ matthiasc

[George Staikos <staikos kde org>]

On Wednesday 25 January 2006 18:16, Bastian, Waldo wrote:
> >proxy settings from gconf to GTK+.  Most applications use gconf
>
> directly
>
> >to save application data, as does the desktop in general.  We dont want
> >to mirror the full gconf database via xsettings.
>
> I fully agree with that, yes.

  I think an XSetting is a great step forward for this, but unfortunately only 
solves a very narrow portion of the problem.  As an ISV, I need to know that 
my software will work on systems deployed today.  This XSetting may not be 
deployed in large scale for many months or even well over a year.  For now, 
it just adds another branch in the "if":

if (haveXSetting) {
   useXSetting();
} else if (haveEnvironmentVariable) {
   useThat();
} else if (haveKDE) {
   // native code or shell out
} else if (haveGnome) {
   // native code or shell out
} else { // Go for the app instead of system-level help
   if (launchFireFox()) {
   } else if (launchMozilla()) {
   } else if (launchKonqueror()) {
   } else if (launchNetscape4()) {
   } else if (launchCXOfficeIE()) {
   } else if (nowWereDesperateSoOpenXTermWithLynx()) {
   }
}

   Quite ugly. :-)  Of course it's an exaggeration, but it's actually not far 
from the truth of what happens in ISVware today.  So, "go" XSettings!  But 
don't imagine that this solves the real problems we have today.  It's a good 
start at tomorrow...

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George Staikos
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