On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:34:21 +0200 Pierre Couderc <pie...@couderc.eu> said:
> > On 04/24/2014 01:18 AM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:11:00 +0200 Pierre Couderc <pie...@couderc.eu> said: > > > >> Le 23/04/2014 16:51, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) a écrit : > >>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:15:42 +0200 Pierre Couderc <pie...@couderc.eu> > >>> said: > >>> > >>>> On 04/23/2014 01:36 PM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:29:05 +0200 Pierre Couderc <pie...@couderc.eu> > >>>>> said: > >>>>> > >>>>>> If you consider that when the user makes a mistake, it is a bug, then > >>>>>> it is bug. > >>>>>> Else it is that the user - myself - is a bit silly (I am generous with > >>>>>> myself with the "a bit"...). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In fact, I did open the "Theme selector" dialog, clicked on Personal, > >>>>>> navigate to my ~/Download directory, find my .edj file > >>>>>> click on it, I see the new them displayed, than I click on Apply, > >>>>>> then... I turn back to previous theme ! > >>>>> how did you navigate to there? you shouldnt be able to.. oh wait.. you > >>>>> might have used keyboard shortcuts like typing in a path? argh. that > >>>>> wasnt meant to be possible. the theme selector displays one of 2 > >>>>> directories only (personal and system) and anything else you import and > >>>>> is copied there (the intent is that if you delete the original you > >>>>> select it wont break e). > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Mmm, no , I did not enter a path "by hand" > >>>> I did exactly : > >>>> - clicked on Personal (I have checkd later that I was in > >>>> - /home/xxxx/.elementary/themes > >>> oh the go up a dir button.... i forgot about that. it shouldt allow you > >>> above the base dir there you start in. that's an oops. > >>> > >>> > >> Well, the other solution is to keep the up directory and remove the > >> "import" button, which use was not clear for the 'silly" user... > > didn't you see the bit where import == copy in so if the user goes and > > deletes/moves/renames the original things don't break? theme files are > > continually paged from all the time - data is loaded continually from that > > file based on indexes loaded and cached. you are not meant to go outside > > the little sandbox of themes safely copied in. (we can't do anything about > > a user manually finding that path and messing around but the intent was to > > not make it easy to shoot yourself in the foot) > > > > > Oh yes, sure, I understand - now, and as a developer myself - the need > of an internal copy of the theme. > I am only trying to help by giving you the feeling of a neophyte in > enlightenment... > Maybe, "apply" should make import if not soon done. sure... if i wanted a full file browser though... it'd work like efm - since efm and that theme list are the same object/widget/code (list mode vs icon mode). because it IS a filemanager it can browse... bug is that you are allowed to escape the "jail" with going up a directory. :) so the theme not working is not itself the bug - it's that you can escape the dir. :) and indeed copying in on apply might actually be better. not going to change this now as all our config dialogs need a rewrite, BUT... in future it may be what gets done when that gets rewritten. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
