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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Open Recent... class ?
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-02-29 1:44:02
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This would be cool. I don't like my old hack and it would be neat to
have a global repository of recent items :)

Cristian Tibirna wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Errr... How about combining this absolutely essential feature with the
> other (global, this time) feature that Mosfet implemented in the old
> kfiledialog (or?) and is used by kicker?
> 
> I mean, this will simplify the code a whole lot deal. And the mechanism
> will be unique among apps. Also, the needed persistent info will be stored
> only once, in the global repository that Mosfet implemented (maybe moved
> at a global level, not under kicker's appdir, where is now).
> 
> In contrast with the global mechanism, a specific app will just have to
> filter the contents of the "open recently" global repository directory for
> .desktop files whose mimetype it understands.
> 
> Now back in PTW mode. (note: PTW = (painful) thesis writing)
> 
> Cristian Tibirna
> 
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, David Faure wrote:
> 
> > A lot of apps have or need the "open recent..." functionality.
> > There was some discussion about a global solution for this,
> > but apparently nothing has been done yet, at least not in kdelibs.
> >
> > Is anybody aware of anything in this area ?
> >
> > I'm not talking about those strange ideas of a daemon running or anything,
> > but a simple class in kdecore or kdeui that would take care of the
> > KActionMenu, and of loading/saving the urls to the config file...
> >
> > Oh, well, it's very simple in fact. The question is : should it
> > be in kdelibs, or should we go on doing it in each app ?
> >
> > (My plan is ... kofficecore of course).
> >
> > --
> > David FAURE
> > david@mandrakesoft.com, faure@kde.org
> > http://home.clara.net/faure/
> > KDE, Making The Future of Computing Available Today
> >
> >

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