On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 10:04:16AM -0500, Rachel Collins wrote: > On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:41:12 -0500 > "xOr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +0930, Tim Riley wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 09:33:34AM -0500, xOr wrote: > > > > I, for one, see no problem with this config item > > > > creep. :) They add enormous amounts of flexibility, at > > > > really, no cost. I think the more options (to a > > > > point:) the better. > > > > > > It just seems that some of the proposed config options > > > are so obtuse and subtle that the average man on the > > > free unix might not understand it. For such things, I > > > believe a sensible default is more appropriate. For > > > example, a concept like "focus window on workspace > > > change" is a behaviour far too complex to convey > > > adequatley in a configuration option, and the change in > > > behaviour this option toggles is so subtle that, imo, > > > not many would notice it if it were absent from the > > > config menu.
I think that rather than less items, that is the job of smart default values. To make a default install easy to use. From there you can take as much time as you like to experiment with various options. Also, for every single item in that config menu, I'm sure it would be gravely missed by more people that you think :) > > Heh, are you, by chance, a ClickToFocus user? Because it > > seems to me that that option makes a hell of a lot of > > difference when you are using SloppyFocus. :) Also, if the > > menu entry doesn't make sense, then there should be a > > document describing what each option does more thoroughly. > > Make them understandable rather than remove them. > > I think I have to agree with Tim on this, at least to a > certain extent. As a semi-geek, I rely on my hubbie to get > me through complex installs and I'm convinced that he would > be less than appreciative if I could not even install my own > window manager without help. =) Personally, I'd rather move > on to a program that's easier to use than spend my days > RTFM'ing and asking Jamin question after endless question. > > At the same time, I could see the need for a few > configurable options. For example, I don't think I could > live without sloppy focus... If I couldn't reasonably read > about in a few quick pages, though, and I'm afraid my > wandering mind would lose interest. > > -- > Rachel Collins xOr -- I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way.
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