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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Mimetypes in kdelibs ?
From:       Simon Hausmann <tronical () gmx ! net>
Date:       1999-08-10 15:00:30
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On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, David Faure wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 12:02:01PM +0200, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, David Faure wrote:
> > > [other stuff]
> 
> > Even koffice doesn't run without kdebase.
> > 
> > Why?
> > 
> > Because the FilterManager in KOffice uses KMimeType. In particular it uses
> > KMimeType::find() and KMimeType::findByURL() . This will bomb the user
> > with certain QMessageBoxes about not installed mimetypes, since the
> > previous KRegistry init code (for KServiceTypes) in KoFilterManager will
> > not find any mimetypes and therefore not load anything.
> > 
> > I somehow wonder why the mimetypes are in kdebase at all? Was it that
> > only kfm used them directly?. 
> > I remember that this has been discussed some time ago, but I actually
> > forgot the outcome of the discussion. (I need to upgrade my brain with
> > more memory ;)
> 
> I can't remember there was a good reason for that.
> kio needs mimetypes, so I think kdebase/mimetypes should be moved
> to kdelibs. ok, it needs kioslaves as well, but that's for more "advanced"
> usage of kio (i.e. kiojobs). Anyway the slaves could be moved as well.
> 
> I think it's better _not_ to require kdebase to be installed for koffice
> to run. Who needs a file manager, and desktop manager, a web browser, ...
> for an office suite to run ? :)

I definitely agree with you. And I even vote for moving the slaves, too.

Greetings,
 Simon

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