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Subject: Re: Review Request 120880: Import window switchers from KWin repository
From: Martin_Gräßlin <mgraesslin () kde ! org>
Date: 2014-10-29 15:14:15
Message-ID: 20141029151415.23655.53423 () probe ! kde ! org
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> On Oct. 29, 2014, 4:06 p.m., Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:
> > That means that other desktop enviornments cannot really use KWin without \
> > installing at least one l&f package anymore, right? Could that be a problem, or \
> > is KWin no fun without any L&Fs installed, anyway, even without that change?
I already prepared a blog post and addressed the implication. Verbatim quote from the \
draft:
> The change has also some implications for users of non Plasma desktop environments \
> wanting to use KWin as their window manager. By moving the switchers out, KWin \
> removes some of the Plasma dependencies. All switchers provided by KWin are using \
> Plasma components, the default switcher is part of the design concept for Plasma 5 \
> following the same idea as other similar components. Thus KWin had a direct \
> dependency on Plasma with the window switchers. This is now kind of solved by not \
> offering any switcher at all.
> My suggestion for desktop environment projects wanting to use KWin is to provide \
> their own default Look'n'Feel package with a Window and Desktop switcher specific \
> for their environment. On the other hand I don't see a problem with providing a \
> simple fallback theme in KWin. And of course there are still the Desktop Effects \
> for switching between Windows (CoverSwitch and FlipSwitch) installed by default and \
> just need to be enabled.
- Martin
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On Oct. 29, 2014, 8:50 a.m., Martin Gräßlin wrote:
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> (Updated Oct. 29, 2014, 8:50 a.m.)
>
>
> Review request for kwin and Plasma.
>
>
> Repository: kdeplasma-addons
>
>
> Description
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>
> It was decided that the default window switcher goes into the
> look and feel package and all other window switchers go into
> kdeplasma-addons. This means KWin does no longer offer any window
> switchers.
>
>
> Diffs
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> windowswitchers/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/small_icons/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/text/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/text/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/thumbnails/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/present_windows/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/informative/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/compact/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/informative/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/big_icons/metadata.desktop PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/compact/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml PRE-CREATION
> CMakeLists.txt 09180ea05aa4dad12a1788c72abc082707cf08af
> windowswitchers/CMakeLists.txt PRE-CREATION
> windowswitchers/IconTabBox.qml PRE-CREATION
>
> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/120880/diff/
>
>
> Testing
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>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin Gräßlin
>
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<blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;"> <p style="margin-top: 0;">On October 29th, 2014, 4:06 p.m. CET, <b>Thomas \
Pfeiffer</b> wrote:</p> <blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid \
#d0d0d0; padding-left: 10px;"> <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">That means that other desktop enviornments cannot \
really use KWin without installing at least one l&f package anymore, right? Could \
that be a problem, or is KWin no fun without any L&Fs installed, anyway, even \
without that change?</p></pre> </blockquote>
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<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">I \
already prepared a blog post and addressed the implication. Verbatim quote from the \
draft:</p> <blockquote style="text-rendering: inherit;padding: 0 0 0 1em;border-left: \
1px solid #bbb;white-space: normal;margin: 0 0 0 0.5em;line-height: inherit;"> <p \
style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">The change has also some implications for users of non Plasma desktop \
environments wanting to use KWin as their window manager. By moving the switchers \
out, KWin removes some of the Plasma dependencies. All switchers provided by KWin are \
using Plasma components, the default switcher is part of the design concept for \
Plasma 5 following the same idea as other similar components. Thus KWin had a direct \
dependency on Plasma with the window switchers. This is now kind of solved by not \
offering any switcher at all.</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: \
inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">My suggestion for \
desktop environment projects wanting to use KWin is to provide their own default \
Look'n'Feel package with a Window and Desktop switcher specific for their \
environment. On the other hand I don't see a problem with providing a simple fallback \
theme in KWin. And of course there are still the Desktop Effects for switching \
between Windows (CoverSwitch and FlipSwitch) installed by default and just need to be \
enabled.</p> </blockquote></pre>
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<p>- Martin</p>
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<div>Review request for kwin and Plasma.</div>
<div>By Martin Gräßlin.</div>
<p style="color: grey;"><i>Updated Oct. 29, 2014, 8:50 a.m.</i></p>
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<b style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt;">Repository: </b>
kdeplasma-addons
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Description </h1>
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<pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;">It was decided that the default window switcher goes into the look and \
feel package and all other window switchers go into kdeplasma-addons. This means KWin \
does no longer offer any window switchers.</pre>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Diffs</b> </h1>
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<li>windowswitchers/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/small_icons/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/text/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/text/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/thumbnails/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/present_windows/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/informative/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/compact/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/informative/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/big_icons/metadata.desktop <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/compact/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: \
grey">(09180ea05aa4dad12a1788c72abc082707cf08af)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>windowswitchers/IconTabBox.qml <span style="color: \
grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/120880/diff/" style="margin-left: \
3em;">View Diff</a></p>
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