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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: External Taskbar ... now my try
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-08-31 21:33:43
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Matthias Elter wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Ok, I discussed the external taskbar issue again with Matthias Ettrich last
> night and I came to the conclusion that all those hacks don't make any sence.
> We can do it right and now, or delay it for KDE 2.1. As much as I'd like to
> delay it, I got loooots of mails from people requesting this feature.
> Especially as several interviews/articles talk about the great feature to
> have the taskbar external or internal.
> 
> An external taskbar (and mosfets kasbar) done right would use the panel
> extension interface I'm planning since quite some time but did not have time
> to finish for 2.0.
> 
> Given the number of requests I'm willing to give it a try this weekend. While
> the changes don't affect the kicker core and thus I don't fear new bugs to be
> introduced, I'd nevertheless like to open a CVS branch for a few days.
> 
> Let me try till Monday, if it does not work out until then, I will close the
> branch and we drop the external taskbar and the kasbar vor KDE 2.0.

As long as kasbar at least is in kdenonbeta that's okay with me. I, as
well as some others, use it and I'll probably release it separately then
until a new API is done.

> 
> Bye,
> Matthias
> 
> --
> Matthias Elter
> elter@kde.org
> me@caldera.de

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