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Subject: Re: Review Request: Port the kio file conflict dialog to
From: "Todd" <toddrme2178 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2010-05-06 19:14:52
Message-ID: 20100506191452.27478.57355 () localhost
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> On 2010-05-04 22:28:49, David Faure wrote:
> > /trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp, line 263
> > <http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/3674/diff/1/?file=24046#file24046line263>
> >
> > Are previews always 128x128? Isn't that configurable? I'm surprised by \
> > the hardcoded value -- well, it doesn't look like one, but it is one \
> > :-)
I am working on the other issues, but I am not clear on how to proceed with \
this one. What would be the proper way to make sure the previews are \
sufficiently large?
- Todd
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On 2010-05-04 18:22:06, Todd wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-05-04 18:22:06)
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>
> Review request for kdelibs, Peter Penz and David Faure.
>
>
> Summary
> -------
>
> This patch switches the kio file conflict dialog (renamedialog) from \
> using mimetype-specific plugins for previews (sometimes) and file \
> information to instead using KFileMetaDataWidget for information and \
> PreviewJob for previews.
> This approach has several advantages. First, it shares code with the \
> rest of KDE, so there is no need to write additional plugins for the \
> renamedialog (which only has two plugins currently). It also means that \
> the appearance is consistent across all file types, instead of having \
> completely different layouts for different file types. It also allows \
> for nepomuk information to be displayed (when available). It allows for \
> more information than would fit comfortably (using scroll bars). And \
> finally it allows for previews and specialized information of file types \
> for which writing now plugins would be a waste of time (like text files \
> and folders).
> As far as I can tell it should be backwards-compatible (if it isn't I'll \
> fix it). Using this approach does mean that renamedialogplugin (which I \
> left alone for compatibility) does not actually do anything anymore. \
> However, the new widget provides more information and provides it for \
> more file types than the plugins.
> It does not give previews for videos, but the existing rename dialog \
> doesn't either so there is nothing lost there. PhononWidget handles this \
> in Dolphin, but since it is part of dolphin it is not available in \
> kdelibs
>
> Diffs
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>
> /trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kio/kio/renamedialog.h 1116651
> /trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp 1116651
>
> Diff: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/3674/diff
>
>
> Testing
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>
> It gives proper previews for images and text files, and proper icons for \
> folders and unknown binary files. It also gives the correct icon for \
> video files, but no preview (which is the same as the old widget).
> This is a complete rewrite of a large portion of the dialog, so I would \
> very much appreciate it if other people tested it as well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd
>
>
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