On Sunday 19 January 2003 12:38, Todd Lyons wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > prabu anand wrote on Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 09:11:44AM -0800 : > > player/graphic tool and other apps. Give the user the > > option to re-run First time wizard anytime from MCC > > I kind of like this idea. I'm struggling to think of any problems with > allowing that and can't really think of any. > I like the idea of allowing the user to quickly change the "only-one-program-of-each-kind" menus. Actually, I think that it's a great idea!
However, I don't particularly like the idea of having this in MCC. Doesn't MCC still require the root password in order to be run? I for sure wouldn't give a newbie the root password on my machine simply in order to modify his/her own menus! Mandrake provides programs in 3 categories: 1) Requires root password before anything can be done. (harddrake2, sounddrake, XFdrake, mousedrake, ...) 2) Only used to customize a user account. (mandrake first time wizard, draksync, localedrake, ...) 3) Can be run as user, can be run as root. (menudrake, userdrake, ...) and I really miss a clearer separation between these categories. The first category is well served by MCC. Those that know the root password can also easily find the programs in the 3rd category. However, those that don't know the root password simply need to look through their menus and submenus and sub-submenus, and then search through their path, ... localedrake is my favourite example of such a program. My suggestions are: a) the program discussed in this thread should allow the user to choose whether the menus should display any programs in category 1) or not [regardless of whether they are made by mandrake, kde or gnome or ...] I think that removing all those pesky root-only configuration programs from the menus makes a newbie's life easier. I want them on my home machine since I administer it, but they only confuse my wife... b) Create a "Mandrake Personal Control Center" or something like that for all the programs in categories 2) and 3) that can be run as user. Narfi.
