Task orientation and mimetypes

[Ralf Nolden]

On Samstag, 20. April 2002 15:48, Thomas Zander wrote:
> Hmm?  Using the K menu is for starting applications. I am not quite sure
> what that has to do with documents which are opened from konqueror.  The
> document based approuch is fully implemented in konq; using mime you always
> have the same editor when you click on a certain filetype.

THOMAS !!! You just brought up a very very good idea I think!

We have the mime-type based apporach for opening files from konqueror or the 
desktop that opens that application that is set for this mime-type. On the 
other hand, the menu editor allows to "deactivate" links in the k menu. 

How about the following mechanism that would allow the user to still change 
things:

- for the base KDE installation, the menus in the K menu only offer the 
applications that are set as the standard application for opening a given 
mime-type. In the case where embedded parts in konqueror are used, take the 
topmost single application assigned.
- deactivate all other choices in the k menu. The user can reenable those 
programs if he likes to.
- if a program like pixie gets installed afterwards, the mime-type usually 
changes to that program (windows-like). I would say it would be ok to leave 
the former "standard" kde application in the K menu as a choice, so not 
deactivating an application if another application is installed for the given 
mime-type.
-if the mime-types get edited, why not enable the user to choose to display 
the assigned applications one by one in the k menu ? I mean, a checkbox in 
front of every listed application would give the user the choice to 
enable/disable the application.

Just food for thought to make the k-menu more task-oriented (which means, 
mime-oriented would be a good start for offering choice).
Any ideas ?

Ralf
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