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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: The Tasks DataEngine
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2008-09-17 15:02:08
Message-ID: 200809170902.12142.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Wednesday 17 September 2008, Alain Boyer wrote:
> 2008/9/17 Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>:
> > On Wednesday 17 September 2008, Alain Boyer wrote:
> >> > note that even if we don't use this (due to overhead) in the main task
> >> > applet, it would still be highly useful to other applets (i already
> >> > ran into this with the ktorrent applet)
> >>
> >> ok, i'll see if i can't come up with a design that allows 2
> >> interaction methods (one via a service and the other directly using
> >> the taskmanager library).
> >
> > well, we already have the latter; it's just the service based method
> > we're missing right?
>
> my plan was to achieve a higher level of encapsulation of the task
> manager library.

the task manager library is that encapsulation. it wraps the window system 
classes in kdelibs and provides a more manageable interfac eto them.

> i'm not sure that that is the best idea now that i
> have found /branches/work/plasma-groupingtaskbar. i'll wait to see
> what comes of the work in that branch.

yes, i need to start poking people on that, i think, to keep it going.

> >> I don't have an svn account at the moment. Should I prepare a patch
> >> for the existing tasks data engine in kdebase or one for a new tasks
> >> data engine in playground?
> >
> > for the existing tasks engine ....
>
> ok, i'll post a patch that adds the service based method when it is ready.

cool =)

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