[PATCH] Konqueror Home URL

[Bernhard Beschow]

Hi,

thanks to all commenters for your suggestions! With your help I've been able 
to think about the patch again and I guess the solution looks very good now.

Am Montag 31 Dezember 2007 schrieb Aurélien Gâteau:
> Robert Knight wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have to say, I find the dialog somewhat confusing from the
> > screenshots.  Adding the label and combobox to the right leaves very
> > little space for the URL entry.  If I were a newcomer to Konqueror I
> > would be clueless about what the "Profile name" box is for.
>
> Same thing here.

I agree.

> > I cannot think of a really good solution to the problem, but some ideas:
> >
> > - Only display the home URL for the active profile when opening the
> > dialog.  Opening the dialog when browsing the web would show the home
> > web page there.  Opening the dialog when using the file manager would
> > show the file manager home there.
> >
> > - Have two separate boxes for the file management and web browsing
> > profiles, and another button which opens a dialog which allows the
> > home URL to be set for any additional profiles.
>
> I like your first idea, simple for the ordinary user and still provides the
> advanced user what he needs. I don't think you want to change the home url
> of all your profiles very often, so having to switch to a profile to change
> its url sound ok.

I prefer this idea, too. And I've been thinking of it before but it seemed 
rather impossible to do. The reason is that the configuration dialog and 
konqueror don't actually know about each other. In fact, one could actually 
exist without the other. Now that has changed with the patch.

I was able to implement it just like described in the idea and committed it 
already. The patch doesn't change the GUI, hence there is no need for a 
combobox any more. The URL requester referres to the current profile, if a 
KonqMainWindow is found higher in the widget hierarchy and it's profile can 
be found. Otherwise, the URL requester shows the old behaviour and referres 
to konquerorrc. This means that the home button points to a different home 
url depending on the profile.

For the future, I could think of features here like the ones in firefox: There 
should be some convenience buttons like "use current web page" or "empty web 
page". Unfortunately, this would break string freeze ATM. But the time will 
come when new strings can be added!

Best whishes,
Bernhard