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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kicker developement branch merged
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-04-16 20:21:00
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Is it intentionnal that docking doesn't work anymore ? Do apps like
korn, kppp etc. need to be ported ?

I don't get anything to dock into kicker anymore...

On Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 10:26:10PM +0200, Matthias Elter wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have merged the kicker make_it_cool_branch with HEAD.
> 
> A short summary of changes:
> 
> - The splitter is gone, buttons and applets live on one panner now.
> - The applet API has been simplified/improved.
> - Applets can be moved/removed just like buttons. In fact kicker does
> not make a distinction between applets and buttons internally.
> - Gerneral code cleanup to get rid of dangerous stuff like "external
> blah"
> - The layout save/restore code has been reimplemented to be more robust.
> 
> Some explanation:
> 
> - You can move buttons useing the MMB. A RMB click gives you a context
> menu. Applets have a "handle" area on the left. Use the handle to move
> applets (MMB) and to get a context menu (RMB).
> - The handles default look will be changed soon and will be themeable
> using KStyles.
> - Instead of filtering MMB and RMB clicks like GNOME panel our applets
> are more flexible because of the handles. I know there are possible
> approaches using GUI merging to avoid the handles but all of them have
> problems. I can explain in private mail if you are interested.
> - In contrast to the GNOME panel approach our applets do not dictate the
> panel size. The panel dictates the height (horizontal panel) or width
> (vertical panel) of the applets. The applets choose the second size
> component.
> - Applets can set a stretch flag. A good example is the taskbar applet.
> A stretch applet will be granted all available free space on the reight
> of the applet. Better try this out as it's hard to explain.
> 
> Todo:
> 
> - The date applet has not been ported yet due to lack of time. koolclock
> currently is the default clock but this will be changed back to
> date-applet soon.
> 
> - External applets are not moved to the right positions on kicker
> restart. I have a solution for this but it's not implemented yet.
> 
> - The dock applet is not loaded by default as it has (and always had)
> problem. I plan to fix it soon.
> 
> 
> Future:
> 
> While I have some ideas/plans for advanced features like drawers and
> multiple toplevel applet/button areas I plan to work on makeing kicker
> more robust and kcmkicker in the near future to make it ready for the
> kdebase freeze.
> 
> Have fun,
> Matthias
> 
> -- 
> Matthias Elter
> elter@kde.org
> me@caldera.de

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