On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:07 AM, sourcehound <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On May 19, 8:54 am, Derik DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not that I should butt in, but I don't see the point of disallowing > > users from using Growl with applications other than the whitelisted > > applications. I could understand an admin wanting a white list that > > limits the number of Growl alerts, reducing user tickets. > > > > However, if a Growl supporting application is installed in the system > > (which I would expect would require administrator access to install in > > the first place), what's the reasoning behind restricting a user from > > viewing its Growl alerts? > > Like I said, it doesn't really matter because with the whitelist in > place, if an admin wants to block access to Growl entirely but > maintain the white listed alerts, it's just a matter of blocking > access to the Growl Preference Pane, which is trivial and takes the > burden off of the Developers, leaving it up to the admin to decide > whether they want the user to be able to configure more Growl > settings. So no, I don't disagree with you Derik. However, I would > advocate that the whitelist allow for setting the alert style and > stickiness so that if the admin does decide to block access to the > Growl System Preference Pane they can also ensure that the alerts are > consistent from user to user (or that they can change the style or > stickiness centrally without having to touch each machine). > > As far as apps that support Growl being installed by an admin - let's > just say that some apps support Growl alerts in a meaningful way, > others in an annoying and distracting way (this is all subjective of > course). All it takes is one essential app with a poor Growl > implementation (Adobe) and therefore it's easy to turn thumbs down on > Growl as a whole. All it takes is one overzealous admin to make the wrong choice and annoy 500 end users, who would then have 0 control to turn it off themselves or change things, per what you are advocating. The problem can go both ways. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
