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Subject: Re: [Konsole-devel] [RFC] Remove the --background-mode feature.
From: Francesco Cecconi <francesco.cecconi () gmail ! com>
Date: 2012-11-18 10:02:21
Message-ID: 5838379.WxSzD9shnK () pestilence
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On Saturday 17 November 2012 23:27:32 Jekyll Wu wrote:
> I would propose removing the --background-mode feature from konsole,
> because it was and is still a very hacky and immature feature even after
> it has been added for 4 years.
+1
This "feature" is incomplete and not useful in these conditions and
remove it could be the best choice.
>
> Its problems:
>
> 1. it only works for the very first window. The global shortcut only
> toggles the visibility of the very first window.
>
> 2. it doesn't remember and restore the position of the first window
>
> 3, it has never been further polished or developed after it was added.
>
>
> Another strong proof is there are only 2 related reports about that
> option on bugs.kde.org :
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=258850
>
> it is for a strange and unreproduciable startup warning message, not
> directly related with this --background-mode feature itself.
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94348
>
> That is why this --background-mode option was introduced. See comment #3.
>
> A feature receiving almost zero bug reports is either perfect, or is
> something nobody uses . Based upon my above observation of its
> problems, I really think the latter explanation looks more convincing.
>
> All in all, I feel that option is more like a trick or demonstration of
> "we can also do what yakuake does. well, kind of", other than a
> well-designed and mature feature. Although I have not got any
> statistics, I really doubt how many users really like, use or even know
> about that feature.
>
> Any idea ?
>
> Regards
> Jekyll
>
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Regards,
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Francesco Cecconi
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