On Saturday 29 September 2007, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> David Faure wrote:
> >On Saturday 29 September 2007, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> >> Maksim Orlovich wrote:
> >> >> On 9/28/07, Nhuh Put <nhuh.put@web.de> wrote:
> >> >>> Hello
> >> >>> I would like to remove the KAutoSaveFile class from kdecore on
> >> >>> next Monday
> >> >>> and put it in the class collection in the wiki.
> >> >>> It isn't used anywhere.
> >> >>
> >> >> This is a new-for-4.0 class. That's why it is not yet used
> >> >> anywhere. You may get hunted down and damaged if you remove it.  :)
> >> >
> >> >The tradition has always been that classes should not be added to
> >> > kdelibs w/o users. When did that change?
> >>
> >> This class was added because something needed it. I am kind of
> >> surprised that nothing is using it, because there was a clear need for
> >> it. KOffice applications should be using it.
> >
> >Should it move to KOffice until it has been proven to work and then
> > moved back to kdelibs? (This allows to change the API meanwhile if
> > necessary).
> >Or are kate developers interested in using it too?
>
> Kate was one of the targets of this class. But, if Kate doesn't have
> auto-save, then the class can move to KOffice libraries.

It's probably a good idea to use it. But kate does not use it, yet, and it 
would surprise me if already does in 4.0. Moving it to kdelibs later works 
for use, I guess.

CC: kwrite-devel

Dominik