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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: RFC: KConfig changes for 3.0
From:       Marc Mutz <mutz () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-07-26 11:51:19
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On Thursday 26 July 2001 00:14, Daniel Molkentin wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 July 2001 16:03, Marc Mutz wrote:
<snip>
> > You won't replace all config dialog GUI elements with this
> > approach, but you abstract away all the boring ones, esp. if
> > "group" and "key" are designable QProperties, so you can use the
> > QtDesigner :-)
>
> Well, having XML files describing options would be the most ideal
> state. I don't know how far this can be supported in Designer2.
>

If you make the base class for e.g. a boolean option something like:

class KBoolConfigWidget : public QCheckBox
{
  Q_OBJECT
  Q_PROPERTY( QString configGroup READ configGroup \
  WRITE setConfigGroup DESIGNABLE true )
  Q_PROPERTY( QString configKey READ configKey \
   WRITE setConfigKey DESIGNABLE true )
public:
   KBoolConfigWidget( KConfig * config, ... );
   void setConfigGroup( const QString group );
   QString configGroup() const;
   void setConfigKey( const QString key );
   QString configKey() const;
....
}

An you make this class available for QtDesigner, you can set the 
declared Q_PROPERTY's in the property editor of the Designer.

> But even if it is possible I don't know if its woth the effort to go
> that far.
<snip>

The above isn't really difficult. It can even be made with current 
KConfig (and on-disk format). However, the very nice automatic addition 
of the proper label needs some new backend, yes. But the above alone 
would make config dialog and kcm* programmers _very_, _very_ happy.

Marc

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Marc Mutz <Marc@Mutz.com>
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