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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: New unit widget
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date:       2002-10-26 8:47:31
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 10:30:17AM +0200, Lenny wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> Rob started to write the first of the 2 needed unit aware widgets for karbon: 
> a double spinbox.
> 
> It will be soon similar to the one found in Illustrator and maybe other 
> programs: if the domestic unit is for example mm and the widget currently 
> show "1.5mm" and you enter "1in" it will calulate this to "27mm" (or 
> similar).
> 
> Laurent means that this is not needed in koffice and that we should keep it in 
> karbon14. I disagree a bit, why should choice/comfort hurt? And i don't think 
> that koffice programms should look/behave too different when it comes to 
> central pieces like input widgets.
> 
> Any other oppinions?

This is certainly needed for about all input widgets!!!

In all DTP applications it is possible to type what you said, it certainly will
be usefull in KWord!

-- 
Thomas Zander
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