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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: (fwd) Re: The filedialog, please read
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-11-04 19:37:23
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Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> >"Dirk A. Mueller" wrote:
> >>
> >> argh
> >>
> >> ----- Forwarded message from damware -----
> >>
> >> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:27:46 +0100
> >> To: Reginald Stadlbauer <reggie@troll.no>
> >> Subject: Re: The filedialog, please read
> >>
> >> On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> >>
> >> > Yes. So if we want to make a KFileDialog derived from QFileDialog, tell me.
> >> > Then I will spend a day or two on QFileDialog to make the UI customizeable and
> >> > make a public API for multiple views (as these seems to be the main points
> >> > for people not liking QFileDIalog :-)
> >>
> >> IMHO this is the way to go. The code for the technical backend of a
> >> filebrowser is already there in QFileDialog, and from what I heard, it's
> >> good and (almost) bugfree.
> >>
> >> I don't see the point maintaining a completely selfwritten FileDialog just
> >> because "it's cool". Let's inherit KFileDialog and change the GUI and
> >> implement the features we like (bookmarks, configuration, "go to homedir"
> >> button and all those stuff that QFileDialog misses).
> >>
> >> We can save code and maintenance work if we inherit it, and we can get into
> >> useable state real soon.
> >>
> >> If nobody volunteers, I'd do the porting work.
> >>
> >It's more than changing the GUI around the views. You also want
> >customize
> >views,
> 
> If you read my last mails you should know that I work on that right now. But
> I´m really not sure if I will continue, as it seems that this discussion is
> ruled only by emotions and has nothing to do with a technical discussion
> anymore :-((
> 
> >kio integration, mimetype checking, etc.
> 
> KIO integration is no problem and mimetype checking also not after I opened the
> view API.
> 
I never said the opposite, I just wanted to tell Dirk what this is
about.
I'm very sure we can get to something.

Greetings, Stephan

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