[Bugs] #1147 UNSP: Sugar needs to accept None as a layout

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#1147: Sugar needs to accept None as a layout
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    Reporter:  bemasc                     |          Owner:  tomeu                      
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  sugar                      |        Version:  0.84.x                     
    Severity:  Unspecified                |     Resolution:                             
    Keywords:                             |   Distribution:  Unspecified                
Status_field:  Unconfirmed                |  
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Changes (by bemasc):

 * cc: alsroot (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 tomeu]:
 > I have no problem with the suggested change itself, but if packagers
 aren't properly installing the schema files, important functionality in
 Sugar will stop working, unless we recode a gconf replacement.
 >
 > Though we can say that gconf values are user input, and Sugar should
 indeed be as tolerant as possible there.

 I agree with this.  Sugar should always work, no matter what the user does
 to $HOME.  If the contents of .gconf or .sugar are bizarre and invalid,
 Sugar should respond intelligently, not just die.

 > About making a bugfix releases, this will depend on the interest that
 packagers will show.

 I think I can convince alsroot to make a new release for Gentoo, at least,
 since that is where I experienced this bug.

 > A patch would be very appreciated, see
 http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Development_Team/Code_Review

 Attached a patch to show what I'm thinking about, though I haven't tested
 it.

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