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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KAboutDialog/KAboutData/KHelpMenu
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-03-25 14:13:49
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On Sat, Mar 25, 2000 at 03:57:52PM +0200, Michael van der Westhuizen wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Maybe I'm not seeing something here, but where is the integration
> between these classes? They all deal with related or similar
> information, but it seems a developer has to:
> 
> Create the appropriate KAboutData
> Create the appropriate KAboutDialog
> Connect the showAboutApplication signal of KHelpMenu to a slot to show
> his about dialog.
> 
> Surely it makes more sense for:
> 
> KHelpMenu to use KAboutDialog directly.
> KAboutDialog to use KAboutData directly (this is blatantly missing)
> 
> Or, am I missing an obvious way to simplify telling a user about the
> application.

You are totally right. But this is still "to do".
Somebody volunteered, but I can't remember who.
In fact KAboutDialog shouldn't be changed IMHO, it fits the "about KDE" entry.
However a new dialog, that shows information about the application
using KAboutData, is missing. This one would fit the "about app" entry.

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