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Bug 346560 - visual cleanup for Services dialog
visual cleanup for Services dialog
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-system-tools
Classification: Deprecated
Component: services-admin
2.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Carlos Garnacho
Carlos Garnacho
gnome[unmaintained]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-07-04 15:54 UTC by Rob Caskey
Modified: 2012-11-24 20:28 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14


Description Rob Caskey 2006-07-04 15:54:58 UTC 
I'd suggest the following changes:

* larger default horizontal size at higher resolutions
* checkbox "View system services" & hiding of those services by default
* a placeholder for a distro-provided list of "system services"

A fresh Ubuntu install displays many services (anacron, atd, cron, klogd, sysklogd, gdm, cupsys), none of which are of much interest to even most developers. In this case I would suggest a text box in place of the current selector widgit reading "Only essential system services are installed. Check the "view system services" box if you wish to manage them."

This change would greatly reduce visual clutter and allow for functional additions at a later date.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2012-11-24 20:28:10 UTC 
According to its developer(s), gnome-system-tools is not under active development anymore. Functionality has been mostly integrated into GNOME Control Center / "[System] Settings".

It is unlikely that there will be any further active development.

Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping - Please feel
free to reopen this bug report in the future if anyone takes the responsibility
for active development again.