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design:appfinder [2011/08/18 13:17] – [Ideas] stephan | design:appfinder [2012/02/17 12:32] – [Panel Plugin] andrzejr | ||
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* I was thinking since the dropdown shows the history, it could be used instead of the expander to show the extended mode with history focused (instead of showing an actual dropdown). If that's impossible I'd vote for something like a more subtle togglebutton. I'll see whether I can come up with a decent mockup. --- // | * I was thinking since the dropdown shows the history, it could be used instead of the expander to show the extended mode with history focused (instead of showing an actual dropdown). If that's impossible I'd vote for something like a more subtle togglebutton. I'll see whether I can come up with a decent mockup. --- // | ||
* Completion including rich text and icons can be done using GtkEntryCompletion with a GtkListStore combined with any cell renderers. | * Completion including rich text and icons can be done using GtkEntryCompletion with a GtkListStore combined with any cell renderers. | ||
+ | * Might we please have tab completion? Thank you. --- // | ||
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* Picking the idea up from error-handling, | * Picking the idea up from error-handling, | ||
* We always use the default web browser. I am not sure we want to integrate something like "Open With" in the appfinder. Probably not. --- // | * We always use the default web browser. I am not sure we want to integrate something like "Open With" in the appfinder. Probably not. --- // | ||
+ | * I actually like the idea. --- // | ||
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+ | ===== Panel Plugin ===== | ||
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+ | A button, which looks like the Applications Menu button and toggles visibility of an AppFinder widget. | ||
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+ | The AppFinder widget is displayed next to the panel (like applications menu), without window borders and without " | ||
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+ | AppFinder preferences are available through a plugin context menu. | ||
+ | AppFinder plugin preferences (icon, visibility of a label etc.) are also available through the context menu. (a separate dialog?) | ||
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+ | ==== Implementation ==== | ||
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+ | [[dev: | ||
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+ | ==== Implementation Constraints ==== | ||
+ | * To save memory the panel applet shares the model (app data) with the xfce4-appfinder process (if any). Possible solution: | ||
+ | * The plugin requests opening the widget over DBUS. | ||
+ | * The widget is rendered by the xfce4-appfinder process. | ||
+ | * The widget is embedded in a widget opened by the plugin in order to add some padding, hide the widget etc. | ||
+ | * (alternative) The widget is not embedded and its position and visibility is controlled over DBUS. | ||
+ | * The panel plugin is shipped with AppFinder (building and installation should be optional and enabled by default). | ||
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+ | ==== Comments ==== | ||
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+ | * I don't see what makes this easier then popping up the window. I feel more for a verve-like launcher for this. --- // | ||
+ | * Well I think it's mostly about the look' | ||
+ | * Answering the " | ||
+ | * Two observations related the dbus support in appfinder: 1) xfce4-appfinder doesn' |