On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 23:58, Mike Gratton wrote: > Well, b) and c) are the same thing anyway. You can set and add > additional keys using both the gconf-editor and the gconf command line tool.
What I wanted to say was: b) are keys that are visibly there in gconf-editor, c) keys that work but are not visibly there > Typical users can change their settings via a) and they won't know and > care what they're missing (in terms of hidden prefs). "Power users" and > systems administrators can change settings via either b) or c). I > imagine it will be easier to use b) for tweaking and occasional settings > changes and c) for bulk and/or automated changes. Same misunderstanding, sorry :) "Power users" and systems administrators can change settings via either b) It's much harder to handle those in c), because, how do I know they are available? (it's not a matter of GUI or cmd line) > > How does one know which options should be b) and which c), and is it a > > bug if it's only c)? > > Is it really that much of a problem? They all do the same thing in the > end... Stil the same thing. Yes, but my distinction was b) = visible c) = work but not set
