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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: are GUI elements like Dialogs in a kioslave possible in some
From:       Kuba Ober <kuba () mareimbrium ! org>
Date:       2003-07-30 19:11:40
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If you need a lot of custom (non html+javascriptable) interaction, you're 
looking for a kpart, not a kioslave.

If you insist on ioslave, then have a look at how ioslaves work and what kind 
of abstraction do they present. I think that if you just type something like 
"rdbms://" you should be presented with a form that you fill for password, 
username, db host, db type, etc. Then you click "connect" and you actually 
open the chosen database via a URL that was prepared by the  page you just 
presented.

So, going to "rdbms://" just presents you with a rather standard html form, 
with a tiny hint of javascript to handle rewriting of the final URL. The 
final URL say looks like "rdbms://user:password@dbhost:port/table1". You can 
simply save that URL in your bookmarks, or just retype it later when you want 
to go back to the same spot.

And believe it or not, but kioslaves are also meant to be used bo completely 
automated tasks. You don't want dialog boxes to pop up at random points in 
time.

Cheers, Kuba Ober

> I am currently working on a kioslave that is working on K3b projects and I
> have the problem that I need to popup some dialogs for user interaction. Is
> that possible or does the framework not allow this at all?
> Now the slave crashes when I try to open a dialog box (I think because of
> the missing event queue...).
 
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