[4.2 Talk] Grids in panel

[Loïc Marteau]

Hi all,

I was thiking about what we have for the lock/logout plasmoid.
We have already started to talk about what we want to have for 4.2 :
let the user the possibility to configure it, choose the icons, the
direction he want etc...

In fact i asked me if it is not more relevant to just provide the user
the possibility to do exactly what he want by using grids.
So we have just to provide (correct :p) .desktop files for all the
leaves action. However perhaps we can have a workflow problem with it
(not sure from where the user can drag the .desktop file easily,
perhaps by creating a dedicated "grid leave" plasmoid with a menu that
let the user to select which leave icon he wants to add ?!)

I know Sebas has started something in playground aboutgrids.

So the topic is not just about the lock/logout plasmoid : what can we
do for grids in panel (and in desktop) for 4.2 ?
Here is just a proposal...
- Let the user the possibility to put lines grids in horizontal
panels, convert it in column grids in vertical ones
- UI to select the number of lines he want, and the height of a line.
- Something in the panel controller to draw the grids on the panel and
make it reachable so the user can configure it. Draw the grid when a
drag/ drop from another containment is comming.

Cheers

Lo