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What is TOM?
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TOM stands for Task Oriented Menu and is a work in progress that will become a
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viable alternative to the current KMenu. Its goals include:
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o Be task oriented
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o Be simple and clear to use
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o Create a smaller but usable menu
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o Limited configurability through sensible defaults
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o Have all configuration needs built right into the menu, including:
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o Editor dialogs that can be called up from entries in the menu
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o Context menus accessed by RMB clicking on a task for powerusers
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o Allow locking down of menus through immutable settings
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o Obeys Kicker and KDE Kiosk settings
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o By making the TOM group of kickerrc immutable all config is removed
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o By making a task group's rc file immutable, config options are removed
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o Not require any modifications to the KDE menu system (applnk, etc)
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What is a "Task Oriented Menu"?
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A task oriented menu displays it's entries as "things to do" (or tasks) rather
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than simply listing all items that are available. Each of these tasks has an
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application or command associated with it, and this associated command can be
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changed without changing the task name or placement within the menu. The tasks
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are grouped by function and may map to programs, documents or actions.
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Todo list
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Editor dialogs
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Make the Destination entries work (only Run A Command is done)
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Populate and track Recent Applications menu entries
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o Application launching should be caught somewhere in the KDE libs, ala
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Recent Documents
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Writing out of config files to reflect runtime changes (deleted entries, etc)
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o This requires keeping track of the config files used in creating the menu
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KDEDIR merging
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o KDEDIRS are already consulted for taskgroups, but groups of the same name
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should be merged
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Sane merging of menuext entries
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o "Recent" items should go into the recent section
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o Replace TOM's builin recent docs with the menuext version?
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o Create a Recent Applications menuext?
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o Add a way to quickly add/remove menuext items from TOM
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(ala "Modify These Tasks")
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Check for updates on launch and bring them down/install them if they exist
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o this includes new apps installed on the local box showing up in the menu
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o "Get cool stuff" integration?
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Further refinement of wording / ordering in main menu (a perpetual TODO ;)
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Creation of real-world task groups
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Support plugins which can add arbitrary functionality to the menu
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Debate list
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What should be the default task entry format be:
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a) Task Name
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b) Task Name (App Name)
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c) App Name (Task Name) <-- silly option =)
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Should "Run A Command..." be replaced by an inline combobox?
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Pros: It's more obvious and will work even if kdesktop is gone. The widget
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is already written (in tom.cc)
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Cons: It makes it stand out too much over other entries, takes up more room
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and isn't as powerful as the full minicli
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