From kde-panel-devel  Wed Jun 08 21:35:01 2005
From: aseigo () kde ! org (Aaron J !  Seigo)
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:35:01 +0000
To: kde-panel-devel
Subject: [Panel-devel] Patch: sort taskbar entries by position in kmenu
Message-Id: <200506081335.11400.aseigo () kde ! org>
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On Wednesday 08 June 2005 12:56, Fred Schaettgen wrote:
> On Wednesday, 8. June 2005 18:26, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > On Wednesday 08 June 2005 03:45, Fred Schaettgen wrote:
> > > Which one is the "other direction"? Strict sorting by application name?
> > > Or keep the current append-to-right behaviour if it's the first
> > > instance?
> >
> > strict sorting by application name would be my current preference. though
> > i'm happy to be disuaded from that preference =)
>
> I don't know which one is better myself. I just wanted to bring up an idea
> and the code needed to try it.

it's truly appreciated =) experiments are great, even if they are discarded at 
times. if it's any comfort, i discard a lot of my own experiments, even the 
ones i start out thinking are great ideas until i actually implement them ;P

> Being able to make a connection between window and desktop file would give
> us a couple of possibilities, like a "Add to panel" action for taskbar
> items, "edit shortcut" in the window menu or similar.

agreed.

> >  o how do we define the "kinds of service" so we don't get "image
> > renderer" and "pixel pusher" from two image editting apps and thereby
> > devolving into a sea of babel
>
> Hmm, how about looking it up in the menu structure? ;) Then we don't have
> to solve the same problem twice.

yes, this sounds sane.

> > for 3.5 let's restore the "by name" ordering and for 4.0 let's get
> > visionary. what do you think?
>
> sure, that's fine.

ok.. so, you or me? i just dont want to start and have you already doing it =)

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Aaron J. Seigo
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