Review Request: Add KMessageWidget, an alternative to KMessageBox

[Aurélien Gâteau]

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(Updated April 30, 2011, 1:10 p.m.)


Review request for kdelibs.


Changes
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Changed graphicEffectsLevel() check


Summary
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KMessageWidget is a new widget which can be considered as a less intrusive alternative for KMessageBox. It was designed during KDE UX sprint 2011 ( http://community.kde.org/Sprints/UX2011/KMessageWidget ).

The class documentation should make it clear how and when it can be used.

This widget could be used by:
- Browsers to implement their "remember password" widgets (Konqueror, Rekonq...)
- Forms to provide feedback on validation errors
- Bluedevil KCM to replace its custom "No Bluetooth adapter have been found" message widget
- Nepomuk/Strigi KCM to indicate status of their services
- Gwenview to replace its custom save bar
- ...

I still have a few additions in mind for the API but it is already usable and since we are freezing I think it can be merged in master in its current state. I assume it will still be possible to extend the API a bit before kdelibs 4.7 freezes for good.

I also wrote an example program in the kdeexample repository ( https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeexamples/repository/show?rev=agateau%2Fkmessagewidget ), though I am wondering whether it shouldn't be moved in kdeui/tests as it is more a manual test program than an example.


Diffs (updated)
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  kdeui/CMakeLists.txt d1873d154f4dde92c29f2e6dab1be70d49ddb55e 
  kdeui/widgets/kmessagewidget.h PRE-CREATION 
  kdeui/widgets/kmessagewidget.cpp PRE-CREATION 

Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101249/diff


Testing
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Screenshots
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Montage from kmessagewidgetdemo
  http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101249/s/141/


Thanks,

Aurélien

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