Per user vs. system settings in GNOME 3 (was Re: How do we change fonts now)

[Bastien Nocera]

On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 23:08 +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 22:59 +0100, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> > In F15 under System we have:
> >       * User Accounts (system-wide)
> >       * Universal Access (per user)
> >       * System Info (not even a setting)
> >       * Software Updates (per user)
> >       * Date and Time (system-wide)
> >       * Color (per user unless you click "make default")
> > 
> > I think this list is inconsistent. 
> 
> Agreed. 
> 
> I think this can be solved by hiding all system-wide settings from user
> accounts that don't have the account type "Administrator"

Except that for most of the settings, the line between preferences and
settings is quite blurry (for example, the "Date & Time" allows you to
change the timezone for the system, but also your preference for 12h or
24h clock display).

> One thing that are tied to those settings that it's hard to different
> when your are being asked to provide the root password or the logged in
> user password or the "Administrator" password.

That's a very fair point. File it upstream please.