Activities KCM

[todd rme]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Ivan Čukić <ivan.cukic at kde.org> wrote:
>
>> > This should be done automatically - the activities should be scored based
>> > on the current location and stuff like in Plasma Active, and the switcher
>> > should sort them by the score, or mark them in some way.
>>
>> I don't really agree here.  There are some activities you probably
>> never want to have at work, for instance a "games" activity.
>
> And that is what the usage statistics should provide. I'm not against the
> idea, just don't see a direct benefit. And it would need a new UI for the
> activity switcher - it is important that you can access the /hidden/
> activities as well. (something like /more/ button)

I am not saying they should be hidden, I am saying they shouldn't be
running.  A lot of games these days connect over a network to a remote
server, you probably don't want that happening on your laptop at all,
even if it is just for the first few times you come to work.

>> > I don't like the idea of starting/switching/stopping activities
>> > automatically for any reason. (can exist as a plugin, like VD switching,
>> > global shortcuts)
>> Is there a plugin system for activity behavior?
>
> Behaviour in what sense?

Can the stopping and starting of activities be controlled by a plugin?

>> However, how does size work?  It looks like there is a ton of wated
>> space in the first and second mode (especially second), but suddenly
>> all this space gets taken up.  Perhaps the GUI elements should be
>> grayed out instead of invisible?
>
> I don't know what to think of this. Hiding is prettier (to me) while disabling
> has its own advantages. Anyone else cares to pitch in?
>
> As far as I see, we have both approaches in kcm.

I don't really know, personally.  I was bringing it up as a potential
issue, I don't have a strong feeling one way or the other.

>> However, I think something like "Only remember for applications in
>> this list" is just as clear, is exactly the same length (in character
>
> The sentence should state that you have selected which applications should be
> tracked, choosing from those that have already reported events to kamd. And
> that you want to ignore any new applications that come up.

Alright, that is not what I thought that sentence was saying. I
thought it was choosing how to handle applications that would never
appear on the list, not setting the default for future applications on
the list.

> For this, I don't think that  "Only remember for applications in
> this list" is specific enough. On the other hand, the word /blacklist/ might
> be problematic.
>
> Need more ideas :)

How about "Remember history by default for future applications"?

-Todd