[Nepomuk] Activities protocol

[Ryan Rix]

On Thu 15 July 2010 9:45:22 am Chani wrote:
> On July 15, 2010 07:35:10 Ryan Rix wrote:
> > 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....
> 
> er... a runner for what? :) a windowlist runner isn't useful because I
> don't remember the names of the windows. an activity-switcher runner isn't
> any more useful than tabbing through them. the problem here is that I
> *might* have some window somewhere that I've completely forgotten about
> having unsaved content in, like one of my konsoles or a konqueror tab with
> a half-writen comment, or a kmail window (rare but has happened).
> 'course, it'd be a slightly easier process if I could close the activities
> individually (including windows, I mean). then I would at least know which
> ones were clear.
> 

Ah, I thought you knew what you were looking for, just couldn't find it :P

Ryan

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