On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, David Faure wrote:

> > On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > 
> > > Hmm, am I right that konqueror doesn't load the icon view code when
> > > started
> > > in "doc mode"? Then I don't see the difference to a khelpcenter. 
> > > 
> > > I even think mhk should rewrite kcontrol to embed directly into
> > > konqueror! :)
> > 
> > Yes, and then we dock kdesktop, and make konqueror fullsize,
> > and we have another desktop environment... :-)
> > 
> > Without joking: I always dreamed of 
> > 
> > config://airbag.lst.de/Network/Samba
> > 
> > but this would not only require embedding, but remote admin as
> > well. Something for KDE 3.0 :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Bye,
> > Matthias.
> > 
> > 
> > PS: I will think about this embedding.
> 
> Really ? I love the idea of embedding any kind of browser/viewer in
> konqueror,
> that's what it's for, and help pages are designed to be browsed/viewed.
> But kcontrol is nothing like that... It is a *very extended* dialog box, but
> still something like a dialog box, with OK, cancel, isModified(), .... 
> 
> Wait for the next kparts, it will allow 'read-write' parts whereas konqueror
> currently deals with read-only browsers/viewers. Or feel free to contribute
> to the kparts hacking itself, of course !

IMHO David is right.

According to Waldo's initial Konqueror design document, Konqueror is
supposed to browse stuff, not to modify things.

I guess an embedded kcontrol probably "violates" this read-only rule?

Ciao,
 Simon

P.S.: Yes, file management is a (historical) exception ;-)