On 2010/10/04 10:19 (GMT+0100) Tejas Guruswamy composed:
Vincent Untz composed:
Andrea Florio composed:
Felix Miata composed:
This is what I missed. Because I normally only use KDE, I often forget WM & DM are different things. Yet, because they are similar, seems like defining DISPLAYMANAGER & DEFAULT_WM ought to be handled by one single file in /etc/sysconfig, maybe xmanagers or similar instead of separate displaymanager and windowmanager. Anyone else think so?
it's +1 for me.. i don't know if there are particular reasons for that
If we move those options to be in only one place, then the main issue is how to make sure the migration of the configuration is handled correctly. Do we have a way to move sysconfig options?
(I think it's a worthy goal, as long as it doesn't break existing config)
But there are usecases for having not-matching DM and WM ... for example if one is not working due to a borked upgrade, or a bug ... I have had to use KDM to boot LXDE , GDM to boot KDE, and so on. Maybe just some extra information in the help-text of the sysconfig option would be sufficient?
Putting both in same file does not mean they have to be matched. My same file idea was about manual /etc/sysconfig tweaking cases, to protect against what happened to me, not to prevent an intentional mismatch. A warning comment in each of displaymanager and windowmanager could serve same purpose, but I like the basic idea of both in one file better. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org