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Bug 791777 - Rework RegistryInfo: instant changes and undo function
Rework RegistryInfo: instant changes and undo function
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: dconf-editor
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: dconf-editor maintainer(s)
dconf-editor maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-12-19 10:34 UTC by Arnaud B.
Modified: 2019-03-20 10:41 UTC
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Description Arnaud B. 2017-12-19 10:34:17 UTC 
I’m not unhappy with the current (3.26) state of things, where you have to confirm (in normal mode) before a change to be applied.

But having a shared UI with the delay mode (the ModificationsRevealer) makes hard to move things to a more modal interface (that might be better if the separation happens, think of one of the initial idea in bug 790524), and this “confirmation” has confused some users (no, I didn’t forget bug 784868).

Maybe it’s time to rework that. So, changing RegistryInfo to instant apply, so with “Reset to default value” and “Apply” buttons. With a “Back to previous value” closable in-app notification (and maybe a save of this action elsewhere, maybe in the future history popover of bug 790527).

Same notification should appear when the change comes from RegistryView/RegistrySearch. The “Behaviour” functions will be probably be removed, as some things are already broken with it (switch in RegistryView/RegistrySearch instant applies) and it’s hardly useful apart the difference between explicit/implicit.

The delayed mode may use the same RegistryInfo UI, possibly with different labeling of buttons (?), and the ModificationsRevealer could then be updated.
Comment 1 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2019-03-20 10:41:05 UTC 
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