[Bug 290675] New: unmix settings and data in rc files in .kde/share/config

[Aaron Peterson]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290675

           Summary: unmix settings and data in rc files in
                    .kde/share/config
           Product: kde
           Version: CVS
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: alpeterson at gmail.com


Version:           CVS (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

I am trying to set up an /etc/skel  that will give me the settings I require
for KDE.

it is apparent to me that there needs to be a separation of settings and
history data.   The rule of thumb should be:

If I made the change in a control panel or preferences/settings menu,  It
updates the config directory.   If the data comes from using it, it needs to go
into a .kde/history folder



(double click to open files, details view, turn off slow effects, disable
plasma-netbook, arrange some folder view plasmoids for Desktop, Downloads,
Documents, and /Media and a device monitor...   set up a panel on the left with
simple kiker, a clock, pager, quicklaunch, configure the date format)

I would like to just copy my kde config to /etc/skel,  but there are lists of
what files I have opened in kmplayerrc, dolphinrc has state in it, and History

  This is not right.







Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
Try to optimize kde default settings for a multi-user system.
copy way too much stuff to the skel file



Actual Results:  
Spend time trying to figure out what needs to be removed from the /etc/skel

I have not been able to set defaults at this time.

Expected Results:  
copy my .kde/config directory to /etc/skel/.kde/config

no personal data would be included, it works.

I am currently using kubuntu 11.10 with kde 4.7.95 from the backports-beta
 ppa


This looks like it touches a lot of programs. It looks like an alteration in
specifications is being requested.   This looks like it would be technically
simple to do, but tedious.

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