Hi, On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 08:28 +0000, Matthew East wrote: > Hi, > > On Dec 22, 2007 11:56 AM, Phil Bull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > Myself and another member of the Ubuntu Doc Team have recently been > > working on some documentation for deskbar-applet. We've included a small > > section on changing the maximum number of items which are displayed in > > the deskbar history list, which requires the user to change a GConf key > > using gconf-editor. There is no other way of changing this setting at > > the moment. > > > > Is it reasonable to document this setting, or should references to GConf > > be avoided? > > This is just my personal opinion, but I think that a desktop user > should never have to touch GConf - as far as I know it's not intended > to be an advanced configuration application.
I think this is the generally accepted rule. > > If the only way to change the max number of items displayed in deskbar > is to go into GConf, I'd tend to say that deskbar is simply missing a > feature to change this aspect of its configuration, and avoid > documenting it. If you think the ability to change the number of items displayed is important to users, I would file a bug against deskbar applet asking for a configuration option. Otherwise, maybe adding a small part like: "You can change the maximum number of displayed items by changing the gconf key /apps/.../... " which is what other manuals do. It's not the ideal solution, but it's something. Maybe something more to add to the style guide (Shaun). Thanks Don _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
