[Nepomuk] Activities protocol

[Ryan Rix]

On Wed 14 July 2010 10:32:19 pm Chani wrote:
> On July 14, 2010 10:26:49 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > On July 14, 2010, Marco Martin wrote:
> > > i think windows outside of the current activity should be hidden from
> > > the taskbar, at least by default.
> > 
> > yes, that makes sense.
> > 
> > > and this must be done in 4.5,
> > 
> > only if it can be done in a way that is sensible. it won't be able to be
> > an optional thing because we can't introduce new strings in the 4.5
> > branch, so no configuration UI is possible. so if it is added, it needs
> > to absolutely work because it will not only be the default ... it won't
> > be able to be turned off.
> 
> honestly, I hadn't planned to make it an option ever. :)
> 
> > that said, i think it may make work well since it's an active user
> > selection to associate the window with the activity, and the window won't
> > be shown when a different activity is shown.
> > 
> > what will likely end up becoming a requirement, however, is a way to show
> > windows in other activities so that a person may find "that krita window
> > i had open ..." without switching to every activity manually. that
> > sounds a bit more like something for 4.6, though.
> 
> true; I tend to lose windows even just with vdesktops :) logging out
> properly has become far more tedious now that I need to remember to check
> all desktops *and* all activities for unsaved work and session-unfriendly
> apps.

There's a runner for that, no? :p Of course I'd be interested in knowing who 
knows to use krunner, among 'regular' users....

> > > otherwise will cause another ser revolt.
> > 
> > a user revolt because the windows are shown in the taskbar? seriously?
> > 
> > will some people complain? sure. will some throw tomatos at us because of
> > it? sure, but those people will do that no matter what we do: they are
> > just looking for an excuse. (and for that reason i have ~zero interest in
> > and respect for them.) let's make decisions that make sense on their own
> > merit, not because the "peasants are revolting!".
> 
> +1

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