[dolphin] [Bug 501062] Text Editor Panel

[Felix Ernst]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501062

--- Comment #5 from Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> ---
(In reply to stellarpower from comment #4)
> Maybe a different question comes up - I see there are addons for Dolphin,
> mostly pertaining to VCS etc. Is it possible for an addon to provide a
> side-panel?

Currently not AFAIK, but everything is possible. 🪄

> As I wouldn't disagree that functionality like this perhaps belongs better
> within an addon. I like the idea, others may have no use for it. If not
> already possible, would that be something more suitable and that people
> would like to see? IF so can open a new request for discussion there.

The thing is that this is very far out there. It basically needs someone with a
very strong vision spend a lot of time not only on the infrastructure to add
this possibility for addons but then also write an addon which makes use of it.
And then we only have one user of this API and it is not clear whether more
will come or not. The current VCS addons for Dolphin don't see a ton of change
either.

And at the end of the day there is still the question what use there is in
having any such user interface as a panel in Dolphin. Opening a separate window
instead is not all that weird and has the advantage to not destabilise or crash
Dolphin. So please feel free to open a new feature request for this if you
want, but it needs someone to then figure out how feasible it is, if the effort
is well-spent, and if the drawbacks aren't way bigger than any expected
advantages.

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