From kde-panel-devel  Wed Mar 19 17:36:14 2008
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:36:14 +0000
To: kde-panel-devel
Subject: Re: GSoC: command and get obeyed !
Message-Id: <200803191136.17482.aseigo () kde ! org>
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On Wednesday 19 March 2008, Jordi Polo wrote:
> To achieve it we just need a shortcut that runs krunner in whatever you
> last put in your clipboard and launch the most relevant action.

very nice idea.

> Even the=20
> applications can give tips to krunner to choose the runner?

that's actually what we do for fast user switching.

and for those who hadn't noticed yet: yes, that's a runner.

> And Imagine a shortcut that do the above and takes the information back to
> your application (maybe this can be managed with drag and drop or somethi=
ng
> similar and get a lot of power with little effort).

very cool...

> The main advantage of the second approach is that it lets you make complex
> things with a very natural interface and in an unified way all over the
> desktop.
> "translate"
> "map"
> "send to bugs@kde.org"
> "svn up"

indeed

> All those commands will be applied again to the last thing you entered in
> the clipboard (or run them in Krunner as "command data")
> It will be very possible but not so general to select the word "Madrid" (=
or
> write it in krunner) and get the top rank runner a map service runner.
> And almost imposible get the translation service in the first place given
> any general word.
> So commands can specify!

makes sense.

> I argue that both modes (plain text and command line) are useful not only
> in krunner but beyond.

the hope/idea/wish/goal is that eventually runners will melt into the=20
background framework of the desktop experience, with today's krunner being=
=20
just one place they appear... seems we're on the same page there. =3D)

> translate  -> feed runners and get their results (the user select or laun=
ch
> the top ranking)
>
> :translate -> The command is parser and only the "translate" service runn=
er

other things that can help:

* relevancy ranking. any runner which recognizes its keywords (e.g. "starti=
ng=20
with translate" for a translation runner) should up the relevancy of the=20
rturn

* if done in coordination with another application, that application can hi=
nt=20
which runner to favour (not neccessarily limit to, but at least favour),=20
which you already mentioned above.

> Please let me know your thoughts. Sorry for the horrible long email... I
> may be too verbose explaining myself ...

it's ok. i suffer from the same disease ;)

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
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