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Add a way to restore default settings
Status:
RESOLVED: MOVED
Product:
Xfce4-settings
Component:
General

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Description Junaid Ahmed 2018-04-30 22:50:03 CEST
Created attachment 7694 
Screenshot of Session and Startup settings

Distribution: Xubuntu 18.04
Package: xfce4-settings 4.12.3-0ubuntu1

The current interface of Settings is mouse driven with many sections filled with checkboxes and sliders. It doesn't have old Appy/OK interface and also makes any changes effective immediately. Sometimes when browsing settings it is very easy to accidentally toggle/turn any slider and change any sensitive settings. But there is no way of knowing the former state of the button/slider/checkbox to change it back and we have to depend on our best guesses. Sometimes unintentional changes go unnoticed and later create undesired behaviours. So please consider- 

A. Adding an option/way to restore the default settings in every possible section of Setting app and where it isn't possible introduce Apply/OK button. Or,
B. Introduce Apply/OK button in every section of Setting app.
Comment 1 Junaid Ahmed 2018-04-30 22:51:11 CEST
Created attachment 7695 
Screenshot of Window Manager settings
Comment 2 Junaid Ahmed 2018-05-05 00:17:39 CEST
Created attachment 7708 
Part of Mouse and Touchpad Settings contains a reset button
Comment 3 benjamin button 2018-05-08 10:26:26 CEST
I'm also a little bit complainant for mistakenly changing the current settings, but on the other hand, I love the flexibility of seeing the results of changes that I made immediately. 

As another idea, to not to lose this functionality and having an option to change back the changes, there can be a button to "reset to the previous configuration".
Comment 4 Junaid Ahmed 2018-05-08 15:48:19 CEST
"As another idea, to not to lose this functionality and having an option to change back the changes, there can be a button to "reset to the previous configuration"."
The last attachment contains such an example.
Comment 5 benjamin button 2018-05-09 09:48:15 CEST
didn't notice it, my bad, sorry :)
Comment 6 Junaid Ahmed 2018-05-09 21:21:15 CEST
No why sorry! Your idea is good, thanks! Though I probably couldn't express myself properly but in the first part of my first option(A) I tried to say exactly this.
Comment 7 Git Bot editbugs 2020-05-28 23:10:58 CEST
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Bug #14372

Reported by:
Junaid Ahmed
Reported on: 2018-04-30
Last modified on: 2020-05-28

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Assignee:
Nick Schermer
CC List:
4 users

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unspecified

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