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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Can we drop KWrite ?
From:       Charles Samuels <charles () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-03-12 21:34:47
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On Monday 12 March 2001 01:26 pm, Cullmann Christoph wrote:
> Am Montag, 12. März 2001 23:12 schrieb Torsten Rahn:
> > > I thought we were anti-MDI, but it seems that kant appeared in kdebase
> > > while I (and presumably the kde-look people) weren't looking.
> >
> > Well the "problem" is that a pure SDI-solution isn't the solution to
> > all problems. This has already become obvious way before
> > kant appeared in cvs. konsole, konqueror, kspread, and ksirc already
> > have mdi-features. An irc-client with SDI is the best example where
> > almost anyone I met agreed that SDI doesn't cut it.
> > Simply get used to it: forcing the user to use SDI or MDI only just
> > because one thinks that either of them isn't good for him doesn't help
> > anybody.
>
> I think KDE should think again over MDI/SDI problem, a user configurable
> way would be the best in my eyes. Why don't allow user to use MDI if they
> want ?
Yes.

>
> > > Why should kwrite be dropped ? Are you its maintainer ?
> >
> > Well how many texteditors do you want to see in KDE? 3, 4 or 6?
> > Just because they are different in using a different
> > knowledge-level or MDI, SDI .... ?
> > Besides that: the original author hasn't maintained kwrite for months ...
> > unlike Christoph Cullman ....
>
> Thx
> I want to drop the kwrite stuff mainly because I don't have the time and
> interest to maintain a app which can do less than Kant (which can be used
> like a SDI app, too), is buggy and mostly only a container for the kwrite
> part ! I have intergrated all KWrite stuff into Kant and will maintain and
> fix it there, and I am providing a nice part for konqui ....
>
> cu
> Christoph
>
>
> P.S. for Charles:
> Kant CAN be used as a sdi app, turn of sidebar and console (will provide a
> .desktop file for this) and create new mainwindows like in KWrite !
Sounds nice, but I havn't used it yet; Kant has a console, a sidebar?  I 
should start using it :)

However, I havn't used it yet, but seeing it's featureset, why are we even 
having this discussion? :)


-charles

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Charles Samuels <charles@kde.org>
K Desktop Environment
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