On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:38:09AM -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote: > On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 14:55 +0200, Mark wrote: > > 2008/4/15, Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > Just for the record, I don't disagree at all with wanting to have a > > > prettier lock dialog, I just haven't felt particularly burdened by it. > > > I'd say, lobby the desktop guys about this and work something out. :-) > > > > > > This isn't the first time (or the only subproject) ;-) where we start > > > talking about these changes too late in the release cycle, but maybe > > > we can get a permanent, mutually acceptable solution for Fedora 10. > > > However, it ought to be just that, a *solution*, rather than simply > > > advocating for switching a default without knowing why it hasn't been > > > that way before. > > > > > > I'm cc'ing some of the desktop guys personally just because we want to > > > get their attention -- hopefully they can explain what the usability > > > factors are, and how we can have a design that meets those > > > requirements for the future while looking prettier. > > > > > Now that's going better. > > But why is it so hard to adjust one gconf value by default? Fedora > > does that with firefox and i'm sure with others as well. So why is it > > so hard to change one gconf value by default? Isn't there a global > > conf package in fedora that manages the gconf changes? > > > Maybe you don't realize that _we_ were the ones who added the code for > themed lock dialogs in the first place ? We tried it, and consider it a > bit of a failed experiment. If it causes the art team heartburn, we > should probably just rip it out again... How has it failed? Genuinely curious, not a troll. Is there some way that the Artwork project could design a themed lock screen that makes everyone happy (happier)? -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug
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