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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    RE: KParts Kuriosity
From:       Rivyn (Casey Shobe) <rivyn () mailandnews ! com>
Date:       2000-02-26 0:25:05
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Ok...that makes things clearer.

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, David Faure wrote:
> > I've heard a very little bit about Kparts, and how it will be 
> > used.  I'd be quite happy to know if there is a website where I 
> > can learn more about it.
> Soon...
> 
> > I don't know whether or not the design is for what I am 
> > writing about or not,
> > but I was reading the posts on the KOffice mailing list 
> > recently, and thought
> > it would be really cool if say, a MS Word import filter could 
> > be part of
> > Kparts, so that any KDE program could link to it, making the 
> > actual program size a good deal smaller.  I think that Kparts is an 
> > excellent idea - it will keep every program from having to have 
> > the same code, etc.  
> 
> This is called a library, not a Part.
> 
> A part is a 'component' but with a widget and user-interface for this
> widget (menu items, toolbar buttons)...
> An import filter has no widget nor UI, it is not a part.
> But if you make anything a shared library, you can happily
> make every program use it, which is your goal here.
> 
> BTW, there are filters under construction - ask on koffice
> before starting any work in this area (not sure whether
> you mentionned it just as an example or as the real intention here)...
> 
> > As far as I know, this is already partially implemented? 
> 
> > I.E. the Open Dialog is shared by all programs?
> Huh ? Of course, since it's a shared lib, libkfile.
> But not a part !
> 
> David.
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