From kde-release-team Tue Apr 29 11:52:30 2008 From: Dirk Mueller Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:52:30 +0000 To: kde-release-team Subject: Re: kdeutils cleanup Message-Id: <200804291352.32231.mueller () kde ! org> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-release-team&m=120947005307221 On Monday 28 April 2008, Jonathan Riddell wrote: > > * KCalc - scientific calculator > KCalc should be replaced by speedcrunch in my opinion, but that would > require the speedcrunch developers to propose it rather than just say > they will :) I think kcalc is fine as well, I don't particularly care either way. > > * kmilo - kded module to support various types of hardware input devices > kmilo firstly transforms the various laptop keys (volume, brightness, > hibernate, music control etc) into something that can be used obsolete, this is done at lower levels (including hal) currently. kmilo causes more issues than it fixes, so I'm all for dropping it. the OSD should be moved to either kmix itself (like openSUSE does) or a kded module should be written for it to handle also brightness events etc. > secondly it handles those keys either itself or by passing them onto > another app (such as kmix) which is broken, because it is hardcoded. letting it done via global keyboad accels is the better way to go. > However, it needs someone to do that. Patches are available :) Greetings, Dirk _______________________________________________ release-team mailing list release-team@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team