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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Using Solid
From:       David Hubner <hubnerd () ntlworld ! com>
Date:       2009-10-21 19:52:08
Message-ID: 200910212049.05244.hubnerd () ntlworld ! com
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On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009 19:24:59 Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> A Dimecres, 21 d'octubre de 2009, David Hubner va escriure:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > After programming in Solid for a while, i would just like to add my two
> > cents to the API. Solid is great to use but i would like to make a few
> > questions, recommendations + wishes :)
> > 
> > Wishes:
> > 
> > 1. It would be nice if there was a Solid::Computer class with
> > information about the motherboard etc etc. Example the HAL "Computer"
> > object.
> > 
> > 2. It would be extra nice if there was a used property as well as a size
> > property in StorageVolume. I don't know if this is possible as HAL does
> > not have this either. Probably out of the scope of a hardware framework.
> > 
> > 3. Would be nice if it was possible to check connected status on each
> > NetworkInterface rather than global, or the Solid::Networking:Notifier
> > statusChanged function to say which NetworkInterface caused the status
> > change.
> > 
> > 3. It would nice if fetching devices with the type
> > Solid::DeviceInterface::Unknown would not show devices already in other
> > categories, or maybe, have a new enum type for that kind of function.
> > 
> > Recommendations:
> > 
> > 1. Most classes have a slight description in the method name when it
> > comes to the method type, for example, fsType in StorageVolume but some
> > classes just have this methods listed as type, example, Battery + Button
> > classes. Its kind of inconsistent.
> > 
> > Questions:
> > 
> > 1. What is the direction of Solid? Is it aiming to become a complete
> > device framework to interact with/show all devices in the users
> > computer, or, just devices that show some kind of status. For example
> > will it show system devices like PCI-PCI buses or motherboard resources?
> 
> You probably want kde-hardware-devel@kde.org for solid discussions.
> 
> Albert
> 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > David Hubner
> > 
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Thanks i shall re-post there. I looked at http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/ and could \
not find any hardware related lists :(

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