Status report 'Refactoring Deskbar-Applet' 07.05.2007

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

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Hi!

So here's what I've been doing and my goals for the future.

What I already did
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First of all, I had a look at the current code of Deskbar-Applet and
analyzed it. Therefore, I created a UML diagram and talked to the
developers to be able to assign each class a short description[1]. In
addition, I created a rough todo list (not in any special order):

* Seperate core and GUI part completely
* Expose core through a D-Bus interface
* Provide quicksilver-like actions for search results
* Rethink the GUI
* Speed up module loader

What I'm currently doing
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I'm reading about refactoring and design patterns in general. This way I
 can find out which patterns exist, how they're implemented and most
important when it makes sense to use them.

What will come next
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My next step is to define a D-Bus interface for the core and discussing
it with other developers. After that seperation of core and GUI begins
and in the end the core exposes the D-Bus interface.

[1]: http://live.gnome.org/DeskbarApplet/Architecture

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Greetings,
Sebastian Pölsterl
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