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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: The future of KAction
From:       Richard Moore <richmoore44 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-11-20 14:49:29
Message-ID: 5491a5150511200649vaefa14fl6330f31339151ca0 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 11/20/05, Hamish Rodda <rodda@kde.org> wrote:

This is already possible with KAction from KDE 3, it's just that nobody has
> created "KFileOpenAction".
>
> Also, it will be just as easy to do with KAction inheriting from QAction
> in
> KDE 4, should the change be accepted.

 I agree, it is totally possible with either KAction API. I'm just
suggesting that we should build it in as a major part of any new API, and
make use of it in our KStdActions. Making it standard practice to design ou=
r
actions like this will greatly ease the problem of adding automation to
applications.
 Cheers
 Rich.

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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/20/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Hamish \
Rodda</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rodda@kde.org">rodda@kde.org</a>&gt; wrote:</span> \
<div>&nbsp;</div><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; \
MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">This is already possible with \
KAction from KDE 3, it's just that nobody has<br>created &quot;KFileOpenAction&quot;. \
<br><br>Also, it will be just as easy to do with KAction inheriting from QAction \
in<br>KDE 4, should the change be accepted.</blockquote> <div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I agree, it is totally possible with either KAction API. I'm just suggesting \
that we should build it in as a major part of any new API, and make use of it in our \
KStdActions. Making it standard practice to design our actions like this will greatly \
ease the problem of adding automation to applications. </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Rich.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div><br>&nbsp;</div><br>



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