Bug#264266: Another cron script

Christian Marillat Christian Marillat <marillat@debian.org>, 264266@bugs.debian.org
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:07:20 +0200


Ross Burton <ross@burtonini.com> writes:

> On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 13:51 +0200, Christian Marillat wrote:
>> Of course using gconf-editor to changes 20 values is very usefull. click
>> click click. Ha shit where is this key ?
>
> This is off-topic. Schema files only set defaults as installed by the
> packages, administrators manipulate the defaults and mandatory
> configuration trees.  This is how upstream has designed the
> architecture.

This is how you are thinking that upstream should use schemas
files. You have filled a bug to move schemas files in /usr/share. This
is your point of view, not the one of other people.

> However, you have a common use-case where you want to change 20
> different keys to the same value?  I can't see any other use for

I don't want to change 20 keys to the same value. I want to change 20
keys. And gconf-editor is not the tool for that.

[...]

> Does gtkalog have a shift-selection on multiple check boxes in the
> preferences dialog? Maybe I should file a bug if not...

gtkalog ? I don't understand what is gtkalog ?

Christian