On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 21:16 +0100, David Weinehall wrote: > On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 06:34:18AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 11:51 +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > > Le samedi 20 janvier 2007 à 04:30 -0500, Greg Folkert a écrit : > > > > I would assert they are not listening to their former BIGGEST fans and > > > > users. You can easily find droves rants/discussions of current GNOME > > > > users very disgruntled with the REMOVAL of features that previously were > > > > there. Some users are now FORMER GNOME users due to these removals. > > > > > > Features. Features, features, features. Do you only want features, > > > without even knowing whether they are useful? Sorry, usability is not > > > about features. > > > > Are you telling me that these features I keep see getting removed are > > *NOT* about usability for me? OK, functionality to me... Functionality > > for me determines my usability. It I have to use some archaic command > > like (btw I don't really mind them *IF* they are well documented) but > > like: > > gconftool-2.3-1-9.mark32 -a2 -r4 --/usr/sbin/someothercommand \ > > \-\-optionforexternalcommand -32 --etc -e -t-c \ > > --corruptmysettingsplease > > You *do* know that there is a graphical gconf-editor, right? > > [snip] Umm yes, a clumsy replacement for a former GOOD configuration system. Sure, it has paths and other junk... many things are not able to be edited or added in gconf-editor. gconf-editor is a pile of crap. No better than the cli ones. I have regularly had my GCONF stuff partially corrupted in any case. Associations go away, programs crash spontaneously, I look for bugs... find the exact same things I have. Solution or workaround? remove *ALL* user gconf and gnome settings. Literally nuke them. I sure love a (un-)reliable configuration system being pushed on me this way, piece of crap. Regularly, I get a Fresh desktop to configure... WEE! Come on, continuous refreshment is REALLY good for someone that needs to get work done... yeah wasting time fixing things to work the way he wants. Or, I can just adjust the way I work to be a NEW USER all the time... *GREAT* I now get to work like a completely useless computer user... to get my stuff done! YEAH! Way to go TEAM GNOME! This happens FAR to often to be unrelated and rare. Or maybe I guess I really am a troublesome user. Pardon me while I wipe up the severe sarcasm spillage. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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