https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656144
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656144#c55
--- Comment #55 from Roger Luedecke 2011-11-26 02:08:21 PST ---
I don't think this is resolved. Though root applications (YaST excluded thanks
to fugly themeing junk) are showing Oxygen, they are not assuming any of the
desktop users settings. If I change anything is user-space it will not populate
that change to applications launched with kdesu. Running System Settings as
root WILL allow changing of various settings... the only one not working
correctly being cursor themes. Thus I can get kdesu and normal apps to look
consistent, but this is manually. As it stands I am not certain whether it is a
bug or not. Below are the arguments I have heard, and their rebuttal.
Root being a user, and not an administrative mode would therefore have its own
settings and not assume the desktop users settings.
Assuming this is the upstream use-case intent then I have no argument on
this point. I vaguely recall mention that the root launched apps ARE
supposed to take the current environments settings. Thus, it would be a
bug no matter how it has been attempted to be passed off as a feature.
Root being dangerous should therefore have a different theme.
This is patently ridiculous based on the fact that the only reason root
had a different theme is because I changed settings in my own space, causing
the inconsistency. More ridiculous though is the idea that making it look
identical to default settings accomplishes the goal of making it distingushable
enough to prevent error and protect the user from forgetfullness.
If this failure to assume the users personal settings is a bug, then it should
be fixed. If a different behavior is deemed appropriate for security reasons
then that should be implemented after the fix rather than passing a bug off as
a feature. If indeed this is intentional, then the root user theme should be
immediately distinguishable from any likely user settings and reflect the
severity and utility of the superuser. Comment 44 clearly states this is in
fact a bug. The bug in question is not about using Oxygen (despite the title)
but about qt behaving correctly and picking up the users settings.
--
Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are on the CC list for the bug.