Re: Hrm. Now I know why this list is dead

[Mosfet <mosfet jorsm com>]

On Mon, 24 May 1999, Dan Kegel wrote:
...snip...
> 
> On the KDE side, KOM says that each app should be able
> to respond to a set of standard events
> ( see http://developer.kde.org/openparts/html/openparts-2.html )
> e.g. Desktop/Font/ChangeFont or OpenURL.
> This is like Apple's AppleEvent system.
> I have not yet seen a full list of standard events, so I don't
> know how well (or whether) this is implemented yet.
> The KDE web site is thin on Corba-on-KDE documentation;
> http://developer.kde.org/openparts/html/openparts.html has a nice
> general overview, but I don't see any tutorials.
> 

Tutorials are in the CVS (example programs in kdebase/corba), and a
(unfinished) text tutorial in kdenonbeta. Also, Mico is extensively documented.

...snip...

> 
> It looks like Corba use by both desktops is at a very early stage,
> so there ought to be some opportunity to design in some
> interoperability.
> 

The KOM/OP interface is being used successfuly in both Konqueror (the file
manager for KDE2.0), and KOffice. KOM/OP is no longer considered at an early
stage and is used extensively in many CVS applications which will make up
KDE2.0. 

> Miguel, what do you think?  Don't all apps need an OpenFile method?
> Why not standardize it, and make it interoperable between KDE and Gnome?
> 
> (OK, I understand that KDE and Gnome use different ORBs.  Let's 
> finesse that point for the moment, and assume that the ORBs are
> magically made interoperable.  What's important is that we design
> in a path for compatibility.)
> - Dan
> 
> 
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