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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: Konqueror and views (Re: kdebase/konqueror)
From:       Michael Reiher <michael.reiher () gmx ! de>
Date:       1999-02-14 15:09:26
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David Faure wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Feb 14, 1999 at 02:14:26PM +0100, Martin Konold wrote:
> > On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, David Faure wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, from what has been said, we have only two solutions :
> > >
> > > * Create a KMultiPanner widget
> > > * Nest KPanners or QSplitters
> >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ------------                                   ------------
> > > > > > |          |                                   |     |    |
> > > > > > |          |                                   |-----|    |
> > > > > > |----------|  and wants to get something like  |     |    |
> > > > > > |          |                                   |     |----|
> > > > > > |          |                                   |     |    |
> > > > > > ------------                                   ------------
> >
> > Are you really shure that this whole idea is good according to "easy use"
> > and KISS?
> 
> This is a good point. We wanted to give the user as much freedom as
> possible, and we end up with something very complicated.
> 
> Wouldn't a _really more simple_ solution be :
> 
> * Allow a single view
> * Allow 2 views with a horizontal separator (using KPanner)
> * Allow 2 views with a vertical separator (using KPanner)
> * Allow 4 views, but as a grid, not as the thing above
>     (I have yet to find which widget can do that)
> 
> Using more than 4 views is nonsense.
> Using 3 views could be useful but is a bit hard to implement and to keep simple.
But what about an integrated mail/news reader? As konqueror is desinged
to use some kind of Universal Directory Service itīs possible to e.g.
display your mail folder tree in the tree view. Then we need two other
windows for messages themself and the message list.
> 
> I mean that then the menu options would be the four above, and nothing else
> (no "Add view", "Remove view", ....)
> 
> Opinions ?
Not flexibel enough:)

The Copy(F5)/Move(F6) problem could be solved with option to combine two
views. Right click on the splitter, choose "Combine". For visual
feedback maybe paint a cilp on the splitterbar.

Btw: I just checked out the qt 2.0. And I donīt see a real difference
between the 2.0 QSplitter and the 1.4x one.

Michael

-- 
Michael Reiher  
     Student at Dresden University of Technology
          Department of Computer Science
               email: michael.reiher@gmx.de

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