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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KApplication -> KInstance
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-10-30 14:19:14
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Simon Hausmann wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> 
> > David Faure wrote:
> > >
> > > I see the point, but as Stephan said, you should do this without
> > > faking arguments where there are none...
> > >
> > > How did you think of faking the args in KLibLoader ?
> > > A similar approach could be used, but without making them args...
> > >
> > I think, it's very legitim to put the icon and caption into KInstance,
> > but KInstance shouldn't set them theirself. If you run it from a
> > KApplication, KApplication is still the source for this informations.
> > Whatever parses the given servicetype also knows about the translated
> > Name and should pass that one to the created KInstance. Don't pass
> > anything else to KInstance than the pixmaps and the caption - or you
> > simply ruin the API :)
> 
> OK, I'm fine with that :-)
> 
> So it is OK to move the icon/caption stuff to KInstance, make KApplication
> set these properties, and make KLibLoader (or anything else) set them for
> shlib components?
> 
Yes, if you use lazy pointers within KInstance.

Greetings, Stephan

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