Do you call kdesu from your program?

[Thiago Macieira]

On Tuesday 19 August 2008 12:20:06 John Tapsell wrote:
> 2008/8/19 Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org>:
> > On Tuesday 19 August 2008 11:02:10 John Tapsell wrote:
> >> 2008/8/19 Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org>:
> >> > John Tapsell wrote:
> >> >>Hey all,
> >> >>  Do you call kdesu from your program?  If so, it might be worth using
> >> >>the new --embed <winid>  option.  This attaches the kdesu dialog to
> >> >>the window, so that it acts as a real dialog for the program.  This
> >> >>solves any focus programs, tab switching problems, etc.
> >> >
> >> > That's a nice feature, but one nitpicking: I think the name "--embed"
> >> > conveys the wrong impression. You're not embedding parts of kdesu,
> >> > you're just attaching the kdesu dialog to a master window.
> >>
> >> I somewhat agree.  However I felt it better to follow what the kdialog
> >> app does (which uses --embed).
> >>
> >> Choose between consistency and correctness :-)
> >
> > Then correct kdialog too :-)
> > --embed should be reserved for actual embedding of a window
>
> If I change kdialog, this may break scripts.  I could change it to
> recognise --embed for backwards compatibility, but hide that option in
> the --help
> Sounds good?

Yep.

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