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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Dynamically generating service menus
From:       "John Tapsell" <johnflux () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-07-08 9:32:37
Message-ID: 43d8ce650807080232y321f28a9k9d3f2da0f4aeaa9a () mail ! gmail ! com
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2008/7/8 Grzegorz Kamola <grzegorz.kamola@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
>> I'm trying to create a dynamic service menu for dolphin. Think of it
>> like a "Send file to >" menu-item which opens a sub-menu with a list of
>> currently online contacts in my IM client.
>
> please consider:
>
> 1) If you want to send file for a person from contact list, it is imho
> easier to drag file and drop on contact. Some additional options are
> needed in order to make this menu different/better.
> 2) Some people are often in "invisible" state and it should be
> possible to select them from menu. Obviously displaying all contacts
> is not the solution. That's why some kind of menu configuration will
> be helpful.
> 3) Menu could also work with contacts not only from IM client. If you
> have some important customers you may want to send them sth by e-mail,
> not kopete. It would be great to select the preferred way of contact
> for each.

4) Make sure you populate the list only when you open the submenu.
Otherwise you risk slowing down (or in some cases maybe even freezing)
the popup menu.

JohnFlux

>
> These are just my suggestions, however your idea sounds great. Way to go.
>
> --
> Regards
> Grzegorz Kamola
>
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