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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: are GUI elements like Dialogs in a kioslave possible in some
From:       "Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)" <amadorm () usm ! edu ! ec>
Date:       2003-07-30 19:19:08
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I think the rule of thumb for kioslaves is "would it make sense if the user
typed the kioslave on a 'Save file' dialog box?".

Quoting Kuba Ober <kuba@mareimbrium.org>:

> 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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    suerte,

    Rudd-O

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