Re: [Usability] Themus usability

[Dan Zlotnikov <dzlotnik perpugilliam csclub uwaterloo ca>]

> I would say apply it, even though Themus has the same "how do I get back
> to what I had if I don't like it issue" that gnome-theme-manager has.
> (You could pop up a "Do you want to keep this theme?"-type alert after
> it had been applied I guess, but that would probably get on peoples'
> nerves.)

What about... No idea how much of a problem/change this would be, and I
doubt it's in any way corresponding to the HIG, but here it is:

Create a copy of the user's theme settings when they choose to apply a new
theme. Add it to the list of themes, and call it something like
"last_working_theme."

That way, if I select a new theme and something goes kablooey on me, I can
just revert to the last theme I used.

Dan


>
> If a theme suggests a font (and/or a background, can a theme do that
> yet?) I would be tempted to pop up an alert asking if you wanted to
> apply that/those as well (preferably with the font name and/or a
> preview), otherwise just apply the theme straight away.
>
> Cheeri,
> Calum.
>
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