On Monday, November 21, 2011 01:17:57 PM Peter Vollebregt wrote:
On 11/21/2011 12:33 AM, Steven Sroka wrote:
2011/11/20 dh
: 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.
While I agree with that as well, I think the only distinction between a root app and a non-root app is a poorly implemented Oxygen theme.
Why not have all root applications use an altered Oxygen theme? Oxygen + different colour scheme?
On the other hand, does the average user (or any user) need to be told twice that an app is running as root?
When you keep hem open, both as root and as mortal user, yes you need to be reminded. I very often have different konqueror / Dolphin sessions open like this and I need to see the difference. At least I do not want to losse the possibility.
Linux is also different here, Root is a user and not a administrative mode.
Peter It occurs to me then... if we need to make it obvious, we could make it look intentional. As it has been, it has looked entirely like a bug (and from what I remember that is indeed how it started) so we should make it look deliberate. Maybe use the "MS Windows 9x" style with a grey and red theme. It'll be ugly, but it will look intentional. Should probably give it a fugly, utilitarian icon theme too. -- 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