Flatpak Support - dconf Configuration file

[f0xb17]

Hey,

I have tested Cosmic Desktop in Arch Linux and Fedora and I like it very much. Thanks for the great work!

However, I have noticed one thing that has complicated the use of Flatpak — in both Arch Linux and Fedora Cosmic Atomic:

1.) Using the cosmic config file in ~/.config/dconf/ :

Settings are generally ignored by the Flatpaks. This means that neither the minimize nor maximize button can be activated, and other themes and other settings are also ignored.

2.) Using the comsic config file and symlink it to ~/.config/dconf/user :

Everything works as expected. Every setting can be adopted.

I have the feeling that flatpaks expect a user config and not a cosmic named config file, so my question would be: Can't we just ship cosmic with a user config instead of a cosmic config?

Took me a few hours to figure it out, but would certainly make it easier for newbies to use.
Am I right in assuming that this was the reason?

Greetings

[Drakulix]

I have the feeling that flatpaks expect a user config and not a cosmic named config file, so my question would be: Can't we just ship cosmic with a user config instead of a cosmic config?

No. The purpose of this file has been to separate the dconf database between gnome and cosmic, so that using cosmic won't mess with your gnome session, as that has been a common complaint.

We should instead try to find a way to get the custom profile into the flatpak sandbox.

[f0xb17]

My current solution is to symlink user to cosmic. It's a more generic approach, but after 2 days of searching for a fix for that issue, it felt more than good enough.

We should consider a two-way solution.
If the current system has gdm installed, then create cosmic in dconf. If the current system does not have gdm installed, create a user conf.

Maybe we should also consider to open up an issue for that, so we get more attraction to the problem.

Thank you for your answer.