D26895: Introduce an Info Center mode

[Nathaniel Graham]

ngraham added a comment.


  In D26895#605255 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D26895#605255>, @ovichiro wrote:
  
  > Not sure it's my place to do so, but I'd like to make a small comment.  
  >  Instead of passing `mode` around and all the `if` statements, wouldn't it be better to have a single decision point in `main.cpp`, like a factory class?  
  >  Use polymorphism and create something like `InfoCenter : CommonParent`, `SystemSettings : CommonParent`, each knowing how to initialize their `KAboutData`, GUI elements, icons etc.?  
  >  And in `main.cpp` do something like `CommonParent * commonParent = new InfoCenter() // or new SystemSettings()` and use that instead of `mode`.  
  >  Further down the road, if you need to add something to system settings, you could do it in the SystemSettings class maybe and not have to add another `if` to remove it from the InfoCenter part. Just a thought, not sure if it fits.
  
  
  Sounds sensible. Would you like to submit a patch?

REPOSITORY
  R124 System Settings

REVISION DETAIL
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D26895

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