[Kde-imaging] ImageCollection or Browser

[Aurélien Gâteau]

Le mercredi 23 Juin 2004 14:09, Renchi Raju a écrit :
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > Le mercredi 23 Juin 2004 12:36, Renchi Raju a écrit :
> > > > > am i missing something here. if i choose to run the rotation plugin
> > > > > and i don't have any images selected it will rotate all the images
> > > > > in the current view/album?
> > > >
> > > > yes
> > >
> > > that is just not right

I agree with you.


> another possibility is that app disables such actions when there is no
> selection; but then again we are shifting the responsibility to the app.
> its our job to get the interface correct.

It seems we need "selection only" plugins. That is plugins which should only 
be enabled if images are selected. I suggest the following:
- Add a slot named Interface::slotSelectionChanged() and a KIPI feature named 
SelectionOnlyPlugin.
- The host app should call Interface::slotSelectionChanged() when the 
selection changes.
- slotSelectionChanged() should loop on all plugins with the 
SelectionOnlyPlugin feature and disable or enable them if there is a 
selection.

Regards,
  Aurélien