Re: [Usability] instant-apply issue

[Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>]

Calum Benson wrote:

> Which reminds me, does the porting guide and/or style guide suggest what
> preferences dialogs should do when GConf indicates that the user doesn't
> have permission to change a particular preference?  Disable those
> controls?  Show a lock icon beside them or something?  Hopefully not
> 'just ignore any changes the user makes', anyway.

This doesn't just apply to preferences dialogs of course, before George
tells us PonG already handles it :)  Any GUI features like menus,
drag-and-drop etc. could potentially be lockable via GConf.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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