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authorCole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>2020-01-26 10:56:26 -0500
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This is derived from the mailing list discussion here: https://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2019-June/msg00108.html Signed-off-by: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
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+## UI design
+
+If you are planning to add a feature to virt-manager's UI, please read
+[DESIGN.md](DESIGN.md) first. Features that do not fit the goals specified
+in that document may be rejected. If you are unsure if your feature is a
+good fit for virt-manager, please ask on the mailing list before you start
+coding!
+
+
## Introductory tasks
Extending the virt-install or virt-xml command line is a good introductory