containment types

[Chani]

On March 11, 2008 20:56:24 Chani wrote:
> I'm a bit confused about what these containment types really mean and how
> they're supposed to be used. mainly I'm confused about what is and isn't a
> desktop containment.
>
> right now, being a DesktopContainment means three things: you get applet
> handles, you get the desktop toolbox, and setScreen() works properly.
> I don't like those three things being lumped together. what if I want to
> write a desktop containment without a toolbox? (yes, that is where I'm
> going.) what if I want a desktop without handles, because I want to do
> something funky like tiling applets? (I saw a tiling windowmanager
> recently. it was shiny.)
>
> would it be reasonable to have separate variables for enabling handles and
> toolbox? then the meaning of  setContainmentType(DesktopContainment) would
> be "setScreen should work, and handles and toolbox default to on" ?
>
> then I could create a shiny new desktop containment and do
> setHasToolbox(false) or setHasHandles(false) to replace them with my own
> crazy ideas.

hydrogen suggested in irc that setContainmentFlags() would make a better API, 
instead of having a function for every property.

>
> oh the other hand, if being a DesktopContainment absolutely means having a
> toolbox and handles, then setScreen should work for non-desktop desktoplike
> containments, right? ...I have a feeling that that would cause other pain,
> though, because I bet there's more code that assumes containments that
> serve as a desktop must be of type DesktopContainment.
>
>
> oh btw, I'm working on a new containment. should I put it in extragear or
> playground? :)


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