[Konversation-devel] Modifying the tree view

[Mathieu Jobin]

by the way, this is directly related with

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95997

On 2/14/07, Mathieu Jobin <mathieu at justbudget.com> wrote:
>
> I started looking at Konversation code a few days ago with the idea to add
> a few features to the Tree View.
>
> Basically, here is what I want.
>
> Server TreeViewItem would display
>     - if they are set to auto-connect on startup
>     - if they are currently connected
>     - and if they are set into a "Favorite" list of server.
> Favorite servers are always shown although not connected. thus, you can
> have a Server always present in your tree view without having it in
> auto-connect.
>
> Channel TreeViewItem would display
>     - auto-open on server connect
>     - currently opened (join)
>     - in my favorite list of channel.
> Again, favorite channels are always shown on my list but unlike the
> auto-open, it does not join the channel, only display it.
>
> Query TreeViewItem would display
>     - auto-start query? I'm not sure if this is enough interesting as a
> feature.
>     - is the user is in my favorite list (NotifyList)
>     - if the user is online (that "replaces" the WatchList/NotifyList in a
> more presentable way)
>     - if the query is current open.
> Thus, User in my notify list would always have a item in the TreeView,
> showing me if the User is online and if the Query is open.
> Opened Query with user that are not in my notify list would display the
> same information (Online? and Open?) plus it would have a distinguishing
> showing this user is not in my notify list. which could be click to be
> added/removed from my notify list.
>
> I want to display all this information with simple and little 16x16
> QPixmap. where the unset/offline status would be presented with a grey-out
> version of the picture. and a set/online status would be presented with a
> color ful icon.
> clicking on the icon should change the settings or connect disconnect.
>
> I picked up the following icons from crystal/16x16/actions which would
> look ok, I believe
> connect_creating.png  connect_established.png  connect_no.png
> knewstuff.png  launch.png  ok.png
> 3 icons for the connection status.
> a star or a heart for the favorite list
> and the red rocket for the auto launch
>
> so clicking the rocket would set/unset the (server, channel or query) to
> auto-start
> clicking the heart would add/remove the (server, channel or query) from my
> favorite/notifylist
> clicking the connect icon would make the server go online or offline and
> the channel or query to open or close
>
> I think that be sweet looking and would improve the user experience.
>
> so far I have not done much. I just added columns and started showing some
> information. basically testing and code reading.
>
> what is left to be done.
> - make the information refresh upon signal/slots coming from various
> actions. (open/close channel/query, connect/disconnect server, user comes
> online/offline, etc.)
> - do not remove the TreeViewItem entry when I close/disconnect the
> channel/query/server which is set in the Favorite list
> - auto load TreeViewItem from Favorite list on startup
>
> so far I think that's all, I might be forgetting something else.
>
> please let me know what you think.
>
> thanks
>
> --
> gcc -O0  -DRUBY_EXPORT   -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -L.   main.o  -lruby-static
> -ldl -lcrypt -lm   -o ruby
> Everyone is trying their hardest to do their job but management has set it
> up so that it's impossible.
> Take the control over your money, track your expenses
> http://justbudget.com
>
> Mathieu
>



-- 
gcc -O0  -DRUBY_EXPORT   -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -L.   main.o
-lruby-static
-ldl -lcrypt -lm   -o ruby
Everyone is trying their hardest to do their job but management has set it
up so that it's impossible.
Take the control over your money, track your expenses http://justbudget.com

Mathieu
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