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Bug 768260 - Document "Make it easier to change evolution .ui files by the users"
Document "Make it easier to change evolution .ui files by the users"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: User Documentation
3.25.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: André Klapper
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-06-30 21:05 UTC by Milan Crha
Modified: 2017-07-28 11:28 UTC
See Also:
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Description Milan Crha 2016-06-30 21:05:37 UTC 
I just committed a change (commit 5b9e5c6) which makes it easier to make changes in the UI files by the users. I guess it'll be good to document it in some way, either by adding a paragraph about it or add it to the FAQ section of the User manual.

The commit message contains the description how the change works, I only didn't write there where the system .ui files can be found. It's usually in

   $PREFIX/share/evolution/ui/

thus quite often at

   /usr/share/evolution/ui/

but some distributions can have that changed.

Feel free to ask, if anything is unclear.
Comment 2 André Klapper 2017-07-04 17:16:07 UTC 
@mcrha: Alright, this is a solution. But what is the problem(s) solved by editing a .ui file? As a user, why would I want to read about changing a .ui file?
(Bonus: How to find the right .ui file?)

Is this an answer to "Is there a way to move icons in my toolbar and entries in the main menus?" which once upon a time was https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Evolution/FAQ#Is_there_a_way_to_move_the_icons_around_on_my_toolbar.3F ?
Comment 3 André Klapper 2017-07-04 17:19:27 UTC 
(Note to myself: The .ui files do not seem to contain keyboard shortcuts if I see it correctly, so bug 780329 is still valid and the way to go here.)
Comment 4 Milan Crha 2017-07-10 09:41:08 UTC 
(In reply to André Klapper from comment #2)
> (Bonus: How to find the right .ui file?)

That might be the part of the answer too.

> Is this an answer to "Is there a way to move icons in my toolbar and entries
> in the main menus?" which once upon a time was
> https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Evolution/
> FAQ#Is_there_a_way_to_move_the_icons_around_on_my_toolbar.3F ?

Correct, that's basically for the users looking for it. They happen to come around from time to time.