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Bug 238667 - store the configuration in xml files in gconf instead
store the configuration in xml files in gconf instead
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.2.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal enhancement
: Future
Assigned To: Evolution Shell Maintainers Team
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-02-25 12:54 UTC by yuedong du
Modified: 2011-03-01 13:02 UTC
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Description yuedong du 2003-02-25 12:54:49 UTC 
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Description of Problem:

Evolution now store some configuration into xml file locally. These include
filter, shortcut , vfoler and search.

It prevent we implement roaming feature. Just image you want to use evolution
on machine other than yours. The machine do not have the same home directory
as yours.  login with your account, and you find filter disappear.

if we store such info into gconf, and suppose we have gconf with ldap
backend implementation. the roaming feature will be easy. we can use the
evolution on any machine only if the ldap server is accessible.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2005-05-12 14:12:20 UTC 
still valid in 2.2.
Comment 2 André Klapper 2005-08-27 19:07:36 UTC 
reassigning to harish
Comment 3 Lionel Dricot 2008-02-24 19:55:32 UTC 
This bug is in contradiction with #300940

Anyway, the way to go seems to be :
http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ar01s03.html
Comment 4 Matthew Barnes 2011-03-01 13:02:21 UTC 
OMG no.  We're going in the opposite direction.  WONTFIX.