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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:51:03 +0200
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From: David Faure <faure@kde.org>
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To: kfm-devel@kde.org
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Subject: How to choose between builtin and external application : proposal
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How to configure between builtin and external viewers ?
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I discussed this with a friend, and here is what we come up with :
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* global defaults, set in kcontrol, for each mimetype group:
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text : use builtin viewer (yes/no) [checkbox]
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image : use builtin viewer (yes/no) [checkbox]
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other : use builtin viewer (yes/no) [checkbox] (i.e. application/*, like dvi, ps...)
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* then, in the properties dialog for every mimetype:
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- use default (checkbox as "no change")
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- use builtin viewer (checkbox as "on")
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- use external application (checkbox as "off")
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(=> saved as X-TDE-AutoEmbed=true/false or no entry)
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This way, one can set choose between builtin and external for all text /
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images files, and set individual values too (e.g. an icon-team artist would
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set up external for xpm, to edit them, and builtin for jpeg, gif, ... to
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simply view them). I would personnally set normal-text and english-text to
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builtin (to view READMEs) but c++, h, java, ... to my editor.
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And one that doesn't like embedded viewers (like Martin ;)) can set
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defaults to 'no' without having to change all mimetypes (text, c, c++, ...)
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but still use libtdehtml for HTML pages, by setting 'use builtin' in the
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mimetype text/html - this is the way to keep the exact (though
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inconsistent) behaviour of 1.1-kfm.
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I suggest that factory defaults (i.e. configuration for first-time users)
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would be set to 'yes' for the three groups (-> use builtin)
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and would be 'use default' for mimetypes.
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This for speed reasons (embedded viewers are really fast) and also to show
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the new features ;)
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KOffice mimetypes have it set to no, though -> click edits.
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Implemented on 09-04-2000
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David FAURE <faure@kde.org>
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