On Sunday, November 20, 2011, Steven Sroka wrote:
2011/11/20 Krzysztof Żelechowski
: ----------snip------------ Also I think that when an applications is run as root, it should respect the theme and settings of the current user.
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I have to disagree, when a user runs an application as root, they should know it instantly. They are no longer user, they are root.
I have alot of windows open all of the time. I purposely configure my root styles to look different (red colors, different widget style, etc) specifically so that I can instantly see that the application I am using has superpowers.
see ya dh I actually don't disagree with the idea of having applications run as root being somewhat distinctive. I think though a certain elegance in that matter would be nice. Once again, this is not a critical issue but one of aesthetics. I think it would be more appropriate if say the applications respected all the user settings but overrode (I think thats a word) the highlight colors and
On Sunday, November 20, 2011 02:24:12 PM dh wrote: that sort of thing. Subtle, but obvious. So instead of blue or green (as in my system) highlighting, it uses a light red color; but respects other system colors, widget, icons, and font settings. How something of that sort would be implemented is beyond me, hence the original question of this post. I would be happy to work out the patch or whatever... but I need to have a cursory understanding before I can begin working on it. On another note, I think I have seen some other distro that does just that... but its been a long time so I don't recall exactly. -- Roger Luedecke openSUSE Ambassador Ind. Repairs and Consulting **Looking for a C++ etc. mentor*** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org