Re: [Deskbar] Match/Action display string

[Sebastian Pölsterl <marduk k-d-w org>]

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Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen schrieb:
> 2007/9/29, Sebastian Pölsterl <marduk k-d-w org>:
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>> Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen schrieb:
>>> Hmm... I think it is a difference in how the Match/Action relation is
>>> understood that is the root of my confusion.
>>>
>>> My idea was that Actions was extra functionality you could add to a
>> match,
>>> while I understand from your explanation that a match with a set of
>> actions
>>> is merely a placeholder for those actions...
>>>
>> The match in 2.20 has nothing to do with the match in <= 2.18. In 2.20
>> the match is just a placeholder for the object that the module has
>> found. A match without actions added to it does actually nothing.
>> However, the 2.20 actions is very similar to the <= 2.18 match.
>>
>>> Showing the default actions makes sense in from my view, but from your
>> view
>>> (as I understand it) I guess it makes sense to display something else.
>>>
>> It makes sense when only one action is available. The question is if a
>> match has more than one actions, should we display the description of
>> the default action or the name of the match?
> 
> 
> Hmmm, I'm not really sure what the right solution is. The ultimate goal is
> of course to display the most useful and relevant information to the user.
> How the API looks underneath should not govern what reaches the user.
> 
> I still think I would display the default action. After all you still have
> the arrow to indicate that there are other possibilities. It's just a hunch
> though, I'm not really sure...
> 
After thinking about it for a while I think it's the best to show the
the description of the default action at all time. Therefore,
Match.get_name() is not needed anymore.

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Greetings,
Sebastian Pölsterl
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