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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: global menu bar for gsoc
From:       Ivan Ruchkin <ruchkin.ivan () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-04-07 19:39:14
Message-ID: l2h4d2ac2511004071239tfa943996sa7b78d7a84d6c7b5 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2010/4/7 Michael Zanetti <michael_zanetti@gmx.net>

> On Sunday 04 April 2010 22:17:23 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > On April 4, 2010, Ivan Ruchkin wrote:
> > > Why can't we just take the dbus client-server mechanism from Bespin and
> > > XBar? Menubar containment will serve as server and every application as
> a
> > > client.
> >
> > that's certainly a possibility. always nice to avoid reinventing the
> wheel.
> > i haven't looked at how Bespin does it exactly, yet, so have to reserve
> > some judgement.
>
> Since this topic is currently discussed I think it makes sense to share a
> patch that extracts the client side of bespin and applies to the oxygen
> kstyle. As I'm a user of the global menubar but like oxygen better than
> bespin
> I have made this patch some time ago and I'm using it without major
> problems.
> Maybe it will save you some time looking at how the bespin model works.
> (Note:
> this is just the client side. You still need the X-Bar plasmoid from
> bespin)
>

 Big thanks for your patch, Michael. It saves a lot of time :)

>
> I might add that there is another problem to think of. Some applications
> like
> KDevelop or rekonq modify the menu bar. Perhaps it would make sense to
> think
> also at those cases while making a decision how to design the global menu
> bar.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
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Best regards,
Ivan Ruchkin

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/4/7 Michael Zanetti <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:michael_zanetti@gmx.net">michael_zanetti@gmx.net</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On Sunday 04 April 2010 22:17:23 \
Aaron J. Seigo wrote:<br> &gt; On April 4, 2010, Ivan Ruchkin wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; Why can&#39;t we just take the dbus client-server mechanism from Bespin \
and<br> &gt; &gt; XBar? Menubar containment will serve as server and every \
application as a<br> &gt; &gt; client.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; that&#39;s certainly a possibility. always nice to avoid reinventing the \
wheel.<br> &gt; i haven&#39;t looked at how Bespin does it exactly, yet, so have to \
reserve<br> &gt; some judgement.<br>
<br>
</div>Since this topic is currently discussed I think it makes sense to share a<br>
patch that extracts the client side of bespin and applies to the oxygen<br>
kstyle. As I&#39;m a user of the global menubar but like oxygen better than \
bespin<br> I have made this patch some time ago and I&#39;m using it without major \
problems.<br> Maybe it will save you some time looking at how the bespin model works. \
(Note:<br> this is just the client side. You still need the X-Bar plasmoid from \
bespin)<br></blockquote><div><br> Big thanks for your patch, Michael. It saves a lot \
of time :)<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<br>
I might add that there is another problem to think of. Some applications like<br>
KDevelop or rekonq modify the menu bar. Perhaps it would make sense to think<br>
also at those cases while making a decision how to design the global menu bar.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888">Michael<br>
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<br></blockquote></div><br>Best regards,<br>Ivan Ruchkin<br>



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