[Kst] [Bug 109472] New: Add templates for new pages

[Nicolas Brisset]

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           Summary: Add templates for new pages
           Product: kst
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kst kde org
        ReportedBy: nicolas.brisset eurocopter com


Version:           1.2.0_devel (using KDE 3.4.0, compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.3
OS:                SunOS (sun4u) release 5.8

WARNING: This is a companion report to bug #109430 as it only makes sense when there are "utility" areas/objects in empty pages.

Imagine you define reserved areas with some contextual info as described in bug #109430:
- in the bottom with date, time and username
- on the right with company name and a logo (from an image file)
- at the top for a list of datasources used

That sure makes for very professional plots ! However, if you have to repeat this manually each time you create a page ("Window" in kst terminology), it would be an awful waste of time. For that reason, saving only reserved objects in a .kst (or other extension for templates) file stored in a templates/ directory like for plugins would be necessary. As for plugins, there could be a system-wide templates directory and a user-specific one.
When creating a new window, kst could ask the user to choose from available templates, or use a default template as stored somewhere in the settings.