Okay, so it is not fatal. But why do you need it? I think it is important not to introduce a bunch of standards just for completeness's sake, only if they are actually needed.
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:57:36 +0100 Corentin Noël <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 16 janv. 2016 12:53 AM, "Mattias Andrée" > <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > > Why would this be useful? And what about when none of > > these are implemented, would that be a problem? > > It's then the same problem as clicking on an URL when you > don't have any web browser. Nothing will happen, your > users will complain as "not working", but it the same if > you hardcode things for unity-control-center and you only > have gnome-control-center installed. > > > > > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:28:37 +0100 > > Corentin Noël <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > Many desktop environments have their own System > > > Settings applications, but there is no clear way for > > > developers to call settings from within their > > > applications without resorting to hardcoding in > > > commands for each and every Settings app. I propose a > > > new specification that similar to other scheme > > > handling in Desktop files, through a new settings:// > > > URI. With this, developers could call on Settings > > > applications, without resorting to hardcoding, > > > provided a desktop environment supports it. For > > > example, an application calling settings://bluetooth > > > would open Bluetooth settings for a given desktop > > > environment. > > > > > > Here is the specification I propose: > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N0uqNtVXEFn3cLgNMeN75mP_dpMpCco-7uw5PKow-_Q/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > I'm of course open to changes and feedbacks, > > > Corentin Noël > > > elementary OS Developer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > xdg mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg > >
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