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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: KFM Url completion patch...]
From:       David Faure <David.Faure () insa-lyon ! fr>
Date:       1999-01-27 12:19:54
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On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 12:15:00PM +0100, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > > So the idea is good, I think.
> > > But it's a bit late.
> > > After a pre2 we're supposed to fix real showstoppers 
> > > (I fixed two segfaults yesterady), 
> > > not introduce new features, even small ones, that could break
> > > something in 1.1
> > > Sorry.
> 
> You're fully right.
> 
> When this gets in after 1.1 I think that having a configure option 
> to turn this on or off is required as well.
> 
> (Longish collection of thoughts about KFM to follow)
> 
> My first idea with this was: if we split KFM in a filebrowser and a
> webbrowser part we can configure it differently according to which
> part we in. The filebrowser should have it turned off by default.
> The webbrowser should have it turned on by default.
> 
> But then I thought that this would perhaps be somewhat counter-
> intuitive: The way a URL is handled should basically not differ
> from _where_ it is entered. Depending on the contents of the URL
> it can be handled differently of course.
> 
> So with this in mind one can describe the *new improved KFM* as:
> 
> 	     [URL-entry]
>               /       \
>          WebBrowser   FileBrowser
> 
> And while we are at it, we can probably add the HelpBrowser
> in this image as well. It should be clear to the user in which 
> *mode* he is in, but transitions from modes should go smoothly:
> clicking a "man:fopen" link on a web-page should change the mode
> from web-browser to help-browser and show the help-info just as
> was it another web-page. Some fancy options could be made to
> allow things like "Open new window when changing mode" /
> "Stay in window when changing mode".

Wow. I totally agree. What a good idea. (all the above).

Let's keep this at hand for post-1.1 kfm.

> These options will of course be overridden by the RMB menu-options
> "Open link in this window" and "Open link in new window".
> 
> (Longish collection of thoughts about KFM ended)
> 
> Cheers,
> Waldo

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|  David FAURE                                                       |
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