simpler desktop tooltips

André Wöbbeking Woebbeking at onlinehome.de
Tue Jun 14 13:56:20 BST 2005


On Monday 13 June 2005 11:13, David Faure wrote:
> On Sunday 12 June 2005 21:07, André Wöbbeking wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > IMO the tooltips for .desktop files on the desktop are too
> > detailed. The average user doesn't want to see all the information
> > (size, modification time, ...) he only wants to know what the icon
> > is for.
> >
> > The attached patch is only a quick hack and can certainly be
> > improved but it's a starting point. Suggestions are welcome.
>
> I must be missing something, but why can't this be done with a
> KFileInfo Plugin ?

Can I change the complete tooltip with a plugin (not only add additional 
infos)? If so then please give me a hint where to look and I give it a 
try.




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