Op 21-11-11 22:26, Roger Luedecke schreef:
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 them 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 lose the possibility.
Linux is also different here, Root is a user and not an administrative mode.
Peter
It occurs to me then... if we need to make it obvious, we could make it look intentional.
Thanks for understanding.
For me a reddish colour theme would be sufficient though. This is what I have to do now every time at a new install. Although I often add a courier font to make all apps really fugly ;-) But not everyone needs such an ugly reminder.
Peter Right. But if we can't make apps launched as root honor any of the desktop users settings then it makes sense to make sure it is looking out of place on
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:45:44 AM Peter Vollebregt wrote: purpose. But we have been kicking this idea around. As for me, I don't know the technical details on how to implement this. I could most likely change the stuff on my system, but that leaves two questions. *Can applications launched as root honor the desktop users settings, as opposed to being manually set? *Since we are in agreement as to the idea, how do we begin working on a patch? -- 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