Re: Windows backend : questions and answers

[Enrico Sersale]

On 2007-03-07 05:10:13 +0200 Nicola Pero <address@hidden> wrote:

> > > > Yes but ... I expect the person who added the application preferences  > 
> > > > panel did so because people want a variety of behaviors ... so I  > > 
> > > think that removing that panel without providing a better alternative  > > 
> > > is a mistake. Unfortunately I don't know what the better alternative  > > 
> > > is.
> > > > We could move it to the System Preferences application. 
> > A Windows installation system has been discussed many times here...
> > Wouldn't it be an other good place to move this preference panel to ?
>
> Sure ... but in the meanwhile, the System Preferences application seems like
> the best place.  Maybe a new 'Backend' module ?  There are interesting X11 
> settings
> to configure as well. :-)
>
> Thanks
>
> PS: What is the relationship between 'SystemPreferences.app' in GNUstep 
> usr-apps subversion
> and the Backbone 'Preferences.app' ?  Should/could they be merged ? 
> (apologies if it's a
> stupid/dummy question)

The only difference is that SystemPreferences is based on a GNUstep 
implementation of the PreferencePanes.framework; this means that people can 
write bundles following the Apple documentation for NSPreferencePane.