Re: Sv: Window Manager configuration utilities

[Matthias Ettrich <ettrich troll no>]

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> - Why do I have two conflicting places to change the desktop background?
> - Why do I change all my settings in the GCC, but if I want to change
> focus policy I have to edit some wierd file, or run some other config
> utility?    
> - If I want to change theme, I edit .gtkrc, or use GCC, but if I want to
> change the title bar font, I use some other utility.  Why?
> 
> I'm sorry to keep ranting on about this, but I have seen so many people
> unimpressed and confused by this that it really bugs me.

While I totally agree, I can't resist mentioning that exactly this was one of
the major points why the early gnome developers flamed KDE and started Gnome.
Until recently, "complete WM independence" (which reads: no integration at all),
was one of the major selling points. I'm happy to see Gnome finally growing up
in this issue, though I can imagine that you have a hard stand trying to
convince your fellow developers that the KDE approach was actually right :-)    

I still see a huge "market" for standalone windowmanagers with desktop
functionality, though.

Matthias