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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] kmenuedit enhancment
From:       Raffaele Sandrini <sandrini () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-02-10 13:32:58
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On Saturday 09 February 2002 17:15, David Faure wrote:
>
> !? It _can_ be "deleted", that's what Hidden=true is for. The effect is
> the same as deleting the item: it won't appear in the menu, ksycoca won't
> know about it... Don't tell the user that an item can't be deleted, that's
> not true.

1. I think we have a definition problem here. Does delete mean "get it out if 
my eyes" or does it mean "get it out of my system"? I think the first one is 
true. The user _can't_ delete a root item he just can fool the system thats 
all. A hidden=true is _only_ appropriate if the user moves items. In all 
other cases the user only wants to get those items out of the menu.
2. ksycoca hast to know every item (but only once) because of programs wich 
need a specific app.
3. I think we need transparency in the system. So i'd like to tell a user if a 
specific item is one of his self made ones or a default one.

That leads me to the delete question. I say the user that the item can't be 
delteted he shoud hide it instead.
Think of a Windows system. If you delete there a Link in the start bar the 
programm isn't deleted. Thats exaclty the same thing in KDE.

cheers,
Raffaele

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Raffaele Sandrini <sandrini@kde.org>
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