On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Krinkle <krinklemail(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Instead of gadgetization, a better option would be to
move them into an extension (not the Gadgets extension). Which means the extension can:
* add it to the preferences section where it used to be
* use the same key as the old preference in core, so that users don't have to reset
their preferences (as opposed to "gadget-foo").
I'm not sure if making it a Gadget is a good idea (and you make
a good case that it's not), but this idea would be worse in many
cases. Many preferences, if removed from core, would require
a hook in order for LegacyPreferences to handle it. A hook that
we would then have to support for the foreseeable future.
-Chad