[rekonq] Re: Virtual desktop aware rekonq

[Andrea Diamantini]

On 04/05/2011 08:02 PM, Anton Kreuzkamp wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 April 2011 18:32:16 Felix Rohrbach wrote:
>> Thanks for your answer!
>>
>> I don't think this is a good idea, as there are many people who just use
>> one rekonq window, but several desktops (e.g. one desktop purely for
>> browsing). If you don't want any new config options, I would suggest the
>> following behaviour:
>>
>> - If there is a rekonq window on this desktop, open it there
>> - else use the last activated window (or use the last created window)
>>
>> With your idea, I think we will get a lot of angry users because they are
>> forced to use rekonq in a certain way. If we use my suggestion, everyone
>> who wants one rekonq window per desktop just need to open a rekonq window
>> once per desktop, so they have just a little more work.
> I completely agree with you, in that.
> It not only forces one to use rekonq in one way but to use it completely
> contrary to what virtual desktops are thought for: Space.
> It is the behaviour I would expect for activities, but not for vd as these are
> made to have e.g. kdevelop on one and rekonq on another vd, so forcing to open
> a link on the current vd (=>opening a new window if there's no rekonq-window
> on the current vd) is imho not the way to go (it would just increase the
> confusion about activities/vd).
>
> So I wouldn't offer the option to always open links in the current vd at all
> (just my personal opinion).
>
> But the proposed standard-behaviour is exactly what I would expect, so you
> have my support for that :)

Ok, sounds good.

PS: Anton, thanks for pointing out your opinion :)

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