- Gconf-editor
Infobox Software
name=gconf-editor
logo=
caption=gconf-editor onUbuntu
latest_release_version=2.24.0 [http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/gconf-editor]
latest_release_date=
genre=Configuration editor
operating_system=BSD ,Linux ,UNIX
license=GPL [cite web
url=http://gentoo-portage.com/gnome-extra/gconf-editor
title=Gentoo-Portage gconf-editor page|]website= [http://www.gnome.org/ www.gnome.org]
Gconf-editor is an application for the
GNOME computer desktop environment. It can be considered the graphical equivalent ofgconftool .Gconf-editor gives users the ability to access settings stored in the
XML -basedGConf configurationdatabase . It is used primarily by developers todebug applications, or bypower user s to edit hidden and complex settings. It abstracts the values from the GConf database and presents them in an interface similar toMicrosoft Windows ' registry editor.Controversy
Gconf-editor is a controversial application in the GNOME community.Fact|date=October 2007
Some users of GNOME have criticized it as an excuse to over-simplify the user interface and design for the lowest common denominator. Preferences such as turning off desktop icons or changing window button order are not available through a friendly
graphical user interface (GUI) like other settings but can only be changed using gconf-editor. GNOME core developers claimWho|date=October 2007 that the majority of users find lots of options and choices confusing and difficult to learn, and that so-called power users have little difficulty finding options using an application such as Gconf-editor.Due to the controversy other gconf tools have appeared, such as Gconfpref by
MandrakeSoft . There are also patches for popular applications, which add the ability to change the hidden options from within the application itself, avoiding the need for gconf-editor.References
External links
* [http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ GConf configuration system]
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