gksudo the way OS X does it

[slavik]

Anyone who has changed settings on an OSX screen has probably seen a lock in bottom left corner of the window that allows you to unlock (or lock) changes.

clicking the lock to unlock shows the familiar gksudo screen after which point you can make changes. Clicking it again to lock, locks the app from making any changes (you can still view the settings though).

Is it even possible to simply elevate a program in access rights at run time without interrupting it? (DEBI execs itself with gksudo when you click on install).

[Zdravko]

Hmm. What is an OSX screen? Just asking...

[Next.Step]

A screen which is connected to a computer which has OS X installed, whose user opens a terminal window and sees a lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window.
This was just a try.

[the yawner]

That would be GNOME's work. KDE/Kubuntu sort of uses this kind of approach. Some of their advanced settings can only be changed once you push the Admin mode button which prompts for the password.

[slavik]

That would be GNOME's work. KDE/Kubuntu sort of uses this kind of approach. Some of their advanced settings can only be changed once you push the Admin mode button which prompts for the password.
does it have to be done by gnome devs?

[Next.Step]

it would be nice
+1