Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 15:39 +0100, Ladislav Slezak wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
It would be nice if there was a mechanism for other configuration
systems to at least be started from YaST. Like gnome / kde / compiz
configurations. Not to duplicate them.
Such mechanism is already there. For exmaple if you install yast2-vm
(Xen configuration/installation) you'll see "Virtual Machine Manager"
in section "Virtualization". The icon will start Virt-manager
(/usr/bin/virt-manager) which is a non-Yast application.
Not what I mean. This will locate added YaST modules. I am referring to
non-YaST modules that are also part of configuring the system. If YaST
is to be a central point for system configuration, I think it could at
least be able to run, externally, other config tools. It would make YaST
a one-stop configuration tool. Even if it only takes you elsewhere to
run some config. Like KDE, GNOME, Compiz, nvidia driver settings, and so
on and so on.
Why should a host-level configuration tool be used to
adjust an individual user's application???? That just
doesn't make any sense.
In a work place, the LAST thing Joe User wants is a
system administrator having a tool which invites the
admin to screw with the user's GUI settings.
And if you're running KDE and can't find the KDE config
tool...or running GNOME and can't find the GNOME config
tool.... there's not much help for you, because you
probably can't find YaST, either.
I know that the KDE start menu has a bit of this. But that means some is
in YaST, some in a KDE menu. Probably a GNOME menu as well. One needs to
look all over the place for where config tools may be registered.
If YaST is to be the killer config tool, it needs to expand it's
horizons. Even if sometimes as an external program starter.
Well, the LIMIT of those horizons should be firmly set
at the border between SYSTEM configuration, and tweaking
around with individual users' config files for applications.
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