Handle Settings URL

[cassidyjames]

For better integration with apps designed for elementary OS, we should consider carrying a patch for GNOME Settings to handle the settings:// URL scheme (or ship a shim if that makes any sense).

Relevant blog post and proposed specification. These are actively used by AppCenter and other apps made for elementary OS, eg. for network settings.

[jackpot51]

I remember watching this develop a while back. I think it is a good idea, and would not be too difficult to semi-implement with GNOME Control Center

[AlexHalbleib]

I would love to try tackling this as my first piece of open-source contribution. I'm hesitant to start clicking around on github overly aggressively, though. Would you know where I can find the proper version of GNOME control center to fork? I found the main line here, I think, but I don't know if I should be looking for a Pop!_OS specific version.

[cassidyjames]

Keep in mind when implementing that the up-to-date spec proposal is at https://github.com/elementary/switchboard/wiki/System-Settings-Schema-Specification

[AlexHalbleib]

Will do! Thank you for the link!

[jackpot51]

It would be good to work on the mainline @AlexHalbleib

[cassidyjames]

If I recall correctly, @tintou has talked with the developers/maintainers of GNOME Control Center and they were not interested in it (it may have been more nuanced, though).

[tintou]

I talked with Georges Basile Stavracas Neto (feaneron on IRC) and he told me that they don't want it as it won't handle the GNOME-specific links between apps (G-C-C handles many arguments at launch allowing for instance to say that you want to add an online account for the provider X, or go to the settings page of the a specific bluetooth peripheral) which is not always portable to any configuration…

[AlexHalbleib]

Okay! I won't work on it this weekend, then. Would it be a good idea to close the issue, or leave it open for future possibility?

[cassidyjames]

@AlexHalbleib if System76 still wants it in Pop!_OS, then it could still be implemented here. It just means upstream GNOME may not accept the patches.

[nhlmg93]

Is this still open? long time pop_os user looking to contribute. Links given for a relevant blog post and proposed specification are either pay walled or not available anymore. Would like some further/updated guidance before working. Thanks.

[mmstick]

@nhlmg93 It's possible to implement this for COSMIC

[nhlmg93]

@nhlmg93 It's possible to implement this for COSMIC

Ok. I think i have a sort of idea what it is you are looking for. Please correct me where i am wrong. I believe you are looking for a port of the settings schema that is in elementary os switchboard settings application for cosmics-settings application.

the spec ==> https://github.com/elementary/switchboard/wiki/System-Settings-Schema-Specification
What i believe i would be porting ==> https://github.com/elementary/switchboard/tree/main
Also would you like me to open a issue for this under ==> https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings

please let me know if im missing the mark here! thanks.