Re: [opensuse] Redesign of YaST Control Center - a unified control center

Philippe Landau wrote:
Aaron Kulkis 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. But at least to find them. I am
sure there are many more config programs that can be located. Perhaps
this should be a YaST module more than any change to YaST itself. But I
think it is a missing feature. Something simple. Just a description of
what the config program configs, and a button to start it.
Those are user-level configurations.
YaST is a SYSTEM level tool.

If those configuration programs were invoked from YaST,
they would only change root's configuration -- they
wouldn't change diddly squat for the normal user.

And frankly, giving newbies the idea that a SYSTEM
set-up tool should be where to go to change a USER'S
customizations is just plain backwards.
For most users there is no difference except root
requiring entering a password.

But it runs AS ROOT.

So for most users a unified control panel would be helpful.

Or hopelessly confusing... After the user changes
his KDE settings via a process forked off of YaST,
then he can't figure out why *HIS* KDE settings
weren't changed....because the KDE settings that
were changed were roots, not his normal user account.

There the difference between system and user level tasks
can be educationally highlighted for example
with different tabs, background colour etc.
Of course the password prompt would only come up when required.

Kind regards Philippe



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