Task orientation and mimetypes

[Stephan Kulow]

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On Monday 22 April 2002 10:14, Ralf Nolden wrote:
> 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 ?
>
where stays kpat and amor?

Greetings, Stephan
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