On Monday 29 March 2010 16:14:43 James Kerr wrote: > On Monday 29 March 2010 Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 28 March 2010 22:36:23 James Kerr wrote: > > > Anne, I've just noticed that you've added a paragraph about > > > Mandriva to the Kmail FAQ. Unfortunately, this gives the > > > impression that Mandriva has some convoluted customised version > > > of systemsettings, which so far as I am aware is not the case. > > > (The images in the userbase are what I see on my systems.) > > > > > > The only relevant customised aspect of a Mandriva system is that > > > it labels the Menu entry (and a panel icon) as "Configure Your > > > Desktop". These open systemsettings, from which point the generic > > > instructions in the FAQ apply. > > > > > > If a Mandriva specific comment is needed in the FAQ, then I think > > > that something along the following lines would suffice: > > > > > > "On a Mandriva system to access systemsettings, select "Configure > > > Your Desktop" in the menu or the panel icon with that name." > > > > > > (You can probably phrase that more elegantly than I have done.) > > > > > > As I'm sure you recall (but others may not know), > > > Mandrake/Mandriva has used this naming convention for many years. > > > IIRC at least since KDE2.x. It is done in order to differentiate > > > between KDE settings (which are mainly user preferences) and > > > system-wide configuration which is done by the root user in the > > > Mandriva Control Centre. > > > > I confess that I was a little surprised - Mandriva are not usually > > > > so very different. Before I change the entry again, can you > > please just check for me - is the path that Philip gave me an > > alternative path, or actually wrong? > > It seems to me that Philip is attempting (somewhat unsuccessfully) to > expand on the generic instructions. > > On a Mandriva system, there is no menu entry or icon called "System > Settings" and so the path begins with "Configure Your Desktop". > > "Look & Feel" is the heading for the group of items that includes > "Appearance". It may be useful to include this step in the generic > instructions, for those people using the "Classic tree view". In that > view, "Appearance" is only visible when the Look & Feel group is > expanded. (Mandriva uses the icon view as default.) > > I think that by "Colour Set > Selection" he means that a selection > needs to be made from the drop-down list in the line captioned "Colour > set:". "Common Colours" (the initial selection displayed) is clearly > wrong, since that is the only option that does not include an > "Alternate Background" setting. > > It's possible that some people may need more verbose instructions than > the generic instructions provide. I don't know. It's difficult to put > oneself in the position of a neophyte. > > There is no doubt that the only Mandriva specific comment that is > needed is one relating to the name of the menu entry (and panel icon). > Whether or not the generic instructions need to be expanded would > depend on how many people have had difficulty following them. > OK - I'll try to borrow a Mandriva box on Wednesday (no chance for tomorrow). I think it will be much easier for me to decide exactly what needs to be said if I follow it through, step by step. Thanks for replying. Anne -- KDE Community Working Group New to KDE Software? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
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