Re: KDE / GNOME - Working Together ?

[<sjb dundee lia net>]

One thing i miss from KDE is the ability to open a file from a ftp or http
site from ANY KDE-compliant application. It would be very neat to get that
in Gnome. I don't think GMC should be as separate from the rest of gnome
as it currently is. When opening a file, i'd like to have a list that
looks like gmc, so i can right-click, "open with another app" etc.

Is this even gnome-specific or should i rather post this to a GTK
mailing/wish list?

> Choice is what we are all after, yes ?

How about writing an API that can be configured to use either KDE/QT or
GNOME/GTK, then the user has such a choice. (Just a small idea, no need to
flame me if it sounds stupid or too difficult)

Regards

--
Sarel Botha

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Kristoph A. Cichocki-Romanov wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
>     I am particularly concerned that the GNOME and KDE projects seem to have
> taken a divergent path in implementing a mechanism for application
> interaction. That is, the ability of one application to interact "in-place"
> with another. I appreciate that a GNOME or KDE application should be able to
> function on either desktop but ( look-and-feel issues aside ) it would
> really be beneficial if I could use a GNOME application inside a KOffice
> application ( or vice versa ).
> 
>     This would certainly benefit users, who would have a much greater degree
> of choice than in the current all-or-nothing mechanism. Does anyone think it
> might be beneficial to engage the GNOME and KDE ( KOffice ) teams ( as well
> as commercial application vendors ) in a meaningful discussion that could
> lead to a specification where the various applications can work together
> seamlessly.
> 
>     I understand that everyone thinks they have the best, most efficient,
> and most flexible mechanism. However, these projects ( GNOME , KDE ) are all
> about attracting users to Unix ( Linux ) platforms, and it would be very
> unfortunate if a user was unable to use the application which they wanted
> because they already chose one fixed mechanism. Choice is what we are all
> after, yes ?
> 
>     Why not work together to the benefit of the users, rather than working
> independently and splinter a platform which needs to provide a united front
> ?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> ]{ristoph
> 
>