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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Review Request: Change device notifier tooltips to respect plasma
From:       "Aaron Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2010-05-21 19:42:22
Message-ID: 20100521194222.15107.63553 () localhost
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> On 2010-05-21 15:43:26, Aaron Seigo wrote:
> > unfortunately it's too late for 4.5 due to the string freeze, but this should go \
> > into 4.6. in fact, i'd like to see it change from being the last plugged in \
> > device to perhaps a list of all devices plugged in along with their mount status? \
> > battery, screen resize, audio, etc. are all providing useful "snapshot" \
> > information in their tooltips these days, and i feel that the device notifier's \
> > tooltip would be more useful if it gave a more accurate idea of what's what. what \
> > do you think?
> 
> Ignat Semenov wrote:
> Well, as far as device notifier goes, there's a couple more things about it that \
> I'd like to see fixed as well. This one about tooltips sounds nice, but then it \
> kinda duplicates what's in the real device list, and there seems to be a limitation \
> on the tooltip size (is there?) Really don't know what's the best one, maybe a very \
> compact list would work. Then, there's one more point: kill those separators (it's \
> time to get rid of them in a lot of places, I think :), and squeeze the "Available \
> devices" with the icon vertically. There's too much margin space on both sides. All \
> pure aesthetics, but then, it's screen space and clutter. If you don't mind, I'll \
> hack on this, and deliver a prototype of device list popup for the applet.

> there seems to be a limitation on the tooltip size

there isn't.

> a very compact list would work

yes; it should only list pluggable devices (not devices that are always attached; \
which can be optionally shown), and there shouldn't be too many of those

> kill those separator

which separators?


> squeeze the "Available devices" with the icon vertically

can you provide some mockups and/or annotated screenshots showing what you mean? just \
to avoid unecessary work in case what you are looking to change has a reason for \
being that way :)

> If you don't mind, I'll hack on this, and deliver a prototype of device list popup \
> for the applet

people hacking on things is always good :)

let's move the rest of this discussion to plasma-devel, and i'll mark this particular \
item as "discarded" for now.


- Aaron


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On 2010-05-21 15:15:38, Ignat Semenov wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-05-21 15:15:38)
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> 
> Review request for Plasma.
> 
> 
> Summary
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> 
> Currently, device notifier tooltips use normal text. while all other plasma \
> tooltips have main text and subtext. To enforce consistency, I've changed it to use \
> main text for "Most recent device" and subtext for the rest. However, I'm not sure \
> if it's OK from string freeze point of view, as I've broken a string in two and \
> killed a dot. 
> 
> Diffs
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> /trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/generic/applets/devicenotifier/devicenotifier.cpp \
> 1128711  
> Diff: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/4100/diff
> 
> 
> Testing
> -------
> 
> Device  Notifier tooltip looks fine now.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ignat
> 
> 

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