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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Konqueror Sidebar What's This Help (was: RFC: Usability Project Roadmap for 3.2)
From:       Marten Klencke <mklencke () gmx ! net>
Date:       2002-08-04 19:56:54
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Hi!

On Sunday 4 August 2002 21:39, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> hrm.. the copy WTH entry says it makes the contents available to the paste
> command of "most other kde apps"... are there kde apps that this isn't the
> case for? wouldn't it be a bug if there are any broken like this? shouldn't
> this simply say "other kde applications"?

I wasn't too sure about this one, as Konqueror can copy images, but you can't 
paste these into, for example, Kate.

> <snip>
> just some thoughts. feel free to ignore at will =))

Good points, all noted.

> > The problem is that there are no "get What's this help" functions for
> > sidebar plugins, so the only way to (without breaking compatibility) add
> > this functionality is to modify their .desktop files
>
> one could add a new set of public methods:
>
>   QString whatsThis();
>   void setWhatsThis(const QString&);
>
> then add a QString to KonqSidebarPluginPrivate and use that to store the
> whats this text, which the plugin can set using setWhatsThis ...
>
> this may or may not be a better way (as simply virtual would be nice,
> wouldn't it? =), but is is indeed possible. in any case, you should
> probably pass this by the sidebar maintainer jowenn.

I'm going to try and implement this. It's good learning material :-)

Best regards,

Marten Klencke
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