Re: [PATCH] Remove "Use Default Background" from context menu

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 12:23, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 15:11, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> This is my first contribution, so please tell me if I do something
> >> wrong. Ironically my first contribution only removes code.
> >>
> >> In order to reduce clutter in the context menu this patch removes "Use
> >> Default Background" from the context menu. The user should just select
> >> Change Desktop Background and then select the default one.
> >>
> >>
> >> See also http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131790 for a
> >> description of this. I attached the patch also overthere.
> >
> > I agree that its a bit silly on the desktop context menu, but the patch
> > removes it everywhere. I'm not sure thats right, since it removes the
> > only way to get from a folder-specific background to using the gloabl
> > default folder background.
> >
> It's not clear to me how I would set a folder specific background. Change
> Background is not in the context menu then.

Eh? The defaults for backgrounds is to be folder specific. Just drag any
background from the background dialog to the folder.

> I personally do not see the use of being able to set the background of
> every folder. Are many people using this feature?
> So in my opinion it's better to leave it completely out for non desktop
> folders.

A lot of people use it, even if you apparently don't.

> If you do not agree, I can also change the patch such that it only hides
> the item, or that it just removes it from the desktop menu

Whats the difference between removing and hiding to a user?

Removing it from the desktop menu makes is good though.

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