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Hello, I would like to announce a new application for KDE which I have coded.
http://www.psilocybin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kconfigedit

This app is called kconfigedit. It is used when you are logged in as a user and need to change configuration files such as xorg.conf or /etc/fstab on your machine.

Instead of having to 'su' to the root account and use vi you can edit these files in kconfigedit, using KDEs 'kate' editor, when you try to save a file you dont own, you get prompted for the root password. This app is recommended for anyone used to using windows and regedit.

kconfigedit uses 'kdesu' to save root-owned files. It also creates backups in ~/kconfigedit of every file you change. Future versions will include automated backup restore and bookmarks for commonly used config files.

This program is still under development, so it should be used cautiously. For the time being I suggest you make your own backups before changing any files. I am posting this in the hope that people will try the app and post any comments or problems encountered.

If any comments, please reply here or email psilocybin@blueyonder.co.uk

Thanks

Tim

Thanks, Ive just posted it up on the site you mentionned.

If anyone gets any use out of this thing please do email me or reply here, because future updates will not be done unless I know people are using it.

Anyone find the file browser too slow? It is pretty bad on my Pentium 3 machine when openning a directory with many files. If this is a widespread problem I will consider implementing my own file browser instead of using the KDE one, then it could hide non-text files.

Tim