Make Ubuntu Tweak as Power Users' Standard Tool

[Joel Pickett]

"Ability to backup/export some settings as a file"

+1 - Great feature, to create seamless experience across
netbook/laptop/desktop, etc.

Joel P


On 05/22/2011 10:47 PM, Miguel Branco wrote:
> It's great to see the community work together, and even established
> programs adapt to new needs.
> Thank you for that, TualatriX.
>
> I will reiterate what I said before, about some features I think a
> Ubuntu Kitchen Sink should have.
>
> Ability to run as a CLI program, with parameters such as:
> "-restoredefault", "-restoredate XXX" and "-restorefile YYY"
>
> Ability to backup/export some settings as a file (or write them
> manually) to restore using the various plugins from the sink.
>
> I'm one to do that with compizconfig-settings-manager and apt
> installs, so it would be nice to have it for the entire system.
> Think of it as a script of gconftool lines without the need to know
> where the settings are or how the plugins apply them! :)
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 10:00, TualatriX <tualatrix at gmail.com
> <mailto:tualatrix at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everybody,
>
>     It's really cool to meet you guys here! I'm the author of Ubuntu
>     Tweak, from China.
>
>     First thank Evan and Jono who invited me to this mailing list. It's
>     very happy for me to be here. Since many of you recommend Ubuntu
>     Tweak, Thanks everyone!
>
>     Please let me give a short introduction about myself. I started
>     writing Ubuntu Tweak in September 2007, when I was at university. The
>     goal is simple: a tool to help people to make their Ubuntu life
>     easier. This is my first application, I can't imagine I have wrote it
>     for about 4 years! The blog of Ubuntu Tweak recorded every milestone
>     I've made (http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/ )
>
>     After years of development, Ubuntu Tweak is becoming more and more
>     powerful and popular, it has a lot of users now. We had tried to get
>     it into the official repository in the early days, but failed because
>     of the untrusted PPAs.
>
>     Now I'm developing the new 0.6 version with new looking and new
>     features, what's important, it will have a flexible plug-in system.
>
>     The creation of Power Users Community and the idea of "Ubuntu Kitchen
>     Sink" make me really exciting! I decided to adapt Ubuntu Tweak as a
>     community product and get it into the official repository.
>
>     To make it happen, I write a draft of things to be done:
>
>     * Separate the "Source Center" (untrusted PPAs) into a standalone
>     plug-in (or community extensions), which is not installed by default
>     but user can always install it. So Ubuntu Tweak is possible to put
>     into the official repository.
>     * Design the APIs to provide a common backup/restore system, a
>     consistent UI sets to build the configure interface, so everyone can
>     use it to write safety plug-in.
>     * Get help from this community, to make Ubuntu Tweak cover every
>     possible part to configure.
>
>     How about these plans?
>
>     Feel free to give your ideas and suggestions. Let's make it happen!
>
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