From kde-core-devel  Tue May 08 12:09:31 2001
From: Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () sh ! cvut ! cz>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 12:09:31 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: kdesktop wait cursor
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Dne =FAt 8. kv=ECten 2001 13:31 Ralf Nolden napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> out of experience (from this internet cafe here running with KDE 2.1.1)
> the users are *not* capable of understanding that starting applications
> may take some time. The result is that they click on the konqueror or
> netscape icon 5 or more times which slows down the machines (diskless
> clients) even more. So what is needed besides the taskbar start
> notification is to also set the cursor to wait cursor. A new hourglass
> cursor with a pointer a la windoze would be the best option, this one
> can be black and white so this shouldn't be a problem to do actually.
> But changing the cursor is *very* crucial.
>
> Ralf

 This is going to be a little problem, since AFAIK all widgets may specif=
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their cursor and it can't be globally overriden. And I don't think that=20
changing the cursor is the only and best way of doing it. It can be easil=
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made that you get a little splashscreen for every app as a startup=20
notification, or you can even write an app that will do 'beep beep' every=
time=20
you start Konqy or Netscape.
 Just writing an applet which would=20
    connectDCOPSignal(0, 0,=20
"clientStarted(QString,QString,pid_t,QString,bool,int)",
"clientStarted(QString,QString,pid_t,QString,bool,int)", false);
and do whatever you want in its clientStarted() should be enough for now.=
 But=20
if you want to make any changes, please tell me. I'm currently rewriting =
the=20
code a bit ( see my other mails ).

 Lubos Lunak
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