[RFC] File ending for packaged KWin effects and where to put them

[Martin Gräßlin]

Hi workspace developers,

my JavaScript bindings for KWin effects are nearly in place and that results 
in a few questions I wanted to discuss with the greater team.

The scripted effects follow the Plasma Packages structure and I plan to have 
also "normal" KWin scripts use Plasma Package structure as well as window 
decorations and window switcher layouts.

Should such files use the file ending "plasmoid" or should we introduce new 
names like "kwineffect", "kwinswitcher", "kwinscript", "kwindecoration"? Could 
using "plasmoid" result in problems like the widgets explorer trying to 
install the kwineffect when dropped on the desktop?

The second question I have is about the additional effects. Now that we have 
the scripted bindings I want to rewrite a few pure eye-candy effects with the 
bindings and move them out of the KWin source tree. Where should they go? I 
tend to plasma-addons.

Last but not least: how does this synchrotron work and does it offer something 
which would be very useful to distribute our effects, scripts, etc?

Cheers
Martin
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