The idea there is that it's a single place to tweak the shell. Users don't have to know that Plank, WingPanel, and Gala are all separate things. They're all a part of the shell. On Jul 22, 2012 8:29 AM, "Nishant Agrwal" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Why should it all live in one plug though? We could keep them as two or > three separate plugs and keep things modular and Tweakers can install them > separately...that way if someone is not using slingshot or plank, he would > not need to have those useless options present. Would this not align with > pantheon's goals of being modular? Just some thoughts... > > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Cassidy James <[email protected]> wrote: > >> See: >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+spec/plug-desktop-shell >> >> Desktop Plug >> =========== >> >> We should ship a plug to configure and tweak various parts of the >> Pantheon desktop. This would essentially be a safer interface to tweak the >> GSettings keys (or *shudder* config files) of the shell including: >> >> * Panel >> * Dock >> * Slingshot >> * Window Manager >> >> Panel >> ------ >> >> The user should be able to choose the hide mode of the panel (if that's >> implemented). We could also potentially have some theming options available. >> >> Dock >> ----- >> >> The user should be able to choose the hide mode of the dock. We could >> also potentially have some theming options available. >> >> Slingshot >> --------- >> >> The user should be able to change the grid and icon sizes of the >> launcher. They should also be able to toggle the view switcher on/off. >> >> Window Manager >> ------------------ >> >> The user should be able to change/configure some shell settings such as >> hotcorners, the Aeroesque "snap" option, dynamic workspaces, and other >> options made available through GSettings. >> On Jul 21, 2012 11:10 PM, "Daniel Foré" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm +1 on a Shell plug. Might want to call it something better like.. >>> Desktop or something. I wouldn't mind having it as a default plug either. >>> >>> You should start a blueprint Cass, and hopefully someone will mock it up. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Daniel Foré >>> >>> El jul 21, 2012, a las 8:00 p.m., Cassidy James < >>> [email protected]> escribió: >>> >>> > Has anyone mocked up or started developing a sort of shell plug for >>> Switchboard? I'm thinking we could combine things like Slingshot, >>> WingPanel, Plank, and Gala settings all into one (likely non-default) >>> "tweak" sort of plug. You'd be able to easily change hotcorners and >>> Slingshot's size and the Plank theme (all somewhat advanced tweaks but >>> perfectly supported under the hood). >>> > >>> > I know it's not something that would be a priority or shipped by >>> default, but it could be a nice project for someone wanting to hack with >>> Granite, Switchboard, and GSettings. Also, it'd be popular with the >>> so-called tweakers. xD >>> > >>> > Let me know what you all think. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Cassidy James >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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