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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: How can I modify KDE window layout and behavior?
From:       Evan Kroske <e.kroske () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-02-26 23:21:46
Message-ID: 1a78d23f1002261521y4f3a8237v3db08f6643c951a3 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Evan Kroske <e.kroske@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out how to modify KDE to behave like 10gui's Con10uum
> interface concept (video: http://10gui.com/video/.) In the new interface,
> windows are laid out in a long horizontal strip that extends beyond the edge
> of the desktop. Users can scroll left and right to view offscreen windows.
> The window titlebars appear on the left side of the windows; "minimizing" a
> window collapses it into its titlebar.
>
> Is it feasible to modify KDE's behavior this much, or should I start
> preparing my own window manager? Is there an existing desktop (not
> smartphone) window manager that already uses this interface?
>
> --
> Evan Kroske
> http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/
> The personal blog of Evan Kroske,
> novice software developer.
>

Could this be a project for the Google Summer of Code? I'm hoping to work on
an open-source project this summer through GSoC, and I'd love to make this
idea into reality. Does anybody else want to replace the aging desktop
metaphor?

-- 
Evan Kroske
http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/
The personal blog of Evan Kroske,
novice software developer.

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Evan Kroske <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:e.kroske@gmail.com">e.kroske@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I&#39;m trying to \
figure out how to modify KDE to behave like 10gui&#39;s Con10uum interface concept \
(video: <a href="http://10gui.com/video/" \
target="_blank">http://10gui.com/video/</a>.) In the new interface, windows are laid \
out in a long horizontal strip that extends beyond the edge of the desktop. Users can \
scroll left and right to view offscreen windows. The window titlebars appear on the \
left side of the windows; &quot;minimizing&quot; a window collapses it into its \
titlebar. <br>

<br>Is it feasible to modify KDE&#39;s behavior this much, or should I start \
preparing my own window manager? Is there an existing desktop (not smartphone) window \
manager that already uses this interface?<br clear="all"> <font color="#888888"><br>
-- <br>Evan Kroske<br><a href="http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/" \
target="_blank">http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/</a><br>The personal blog of \
Evan Kroske,<br>novice software developer.<br> </font></blockquote></div><br>Could \
this be a project for the Google Summer of Code? I&#39;m hoping to work on an \
open-source project this summer through GSoC, and I&#39;d love to make this idea into \
reality. Does anybody else want to replace the aging desktop metaphor?<br \
clear="all"> <br>-- <br>Evan Kroske<br><a \
href="http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/">http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/</a><br>The \
personal blog of Evan Kroske,<br>novice software developer.<br>



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