Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-20 Thread Ben Martin
On Sat, 2012-05-19 at 10:52 -0400, Dawit A wrote: > > > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Ben Martin > wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a timeframe for KIO refresh in KDE5? > > Getting improved metadata handling in there would be a great > benefit > IMH

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-19 Thread Dawit A
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Ben Martin wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a timeframe for KIO refresh in KDE5? > > Getting improved metadata handling in there would be a great benefit > IMHO. To the point where I might start attaching patches to that > effect ;) > What does improved meta-d

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-19 Thread Thiago Macieira
On sábado, 19 de maio de 2012 13.31.21, Ben Martin wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a timeframe for KIO refresh in KDE5? There is no timeframe. I don't think that doing more work on KIO was scheduled at all. If you want to do that work, I suggest communicating with the current framework develop

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-19 Thread Ben Martin
I'm wondering if there is a timeframe for KIO refresh in KDE5? Getting improved metadata handling in there would be a great benefit IMHO. To the point where I might start attaching patches to that effect ;)

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-16 Thread Ben Martin
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 09:52 +0200, todd rme wrote: ... > One question I think might be worth asking is "what (if anything) is > kio missing?" We have applications that do device or file access, > such as ark and k3b, that are not using kio slaves for that access. > Why not? Is it just a lack of t

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-16 Thread Ben Martin
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 12:22 +0200, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > On Friday, May 11, 2012 21:33:35 Casper Clemence wrote: > > Libferris is an awesome piece of technology. It provides not just the > > traditional features of a VFS but a uniform method of access for > > applications and users to a large and

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-15 Thread Aaron J. Seigo
On Friday, May 11, 2012 21:33:35 Casper Clemence wrote: > Libferris is an awesome piece of technology. It provides not just the > traditional features of a VFS but a uniform method of access for > applications and users to a large and expanding range of things. It has others have asked the "what d

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-15 Thread todd rme
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Casper Clemence wrote: > I'm want to start a discussion, put an idea out there. I am also being > pushy, on someone else's behalf. > > Although it may be a difficult discussion I think it would be a great shame > to miss the opportunity to have it. I'm not trying

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Ben Martin
On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 21:33 +0100, Casper Clemence wrote: ... > > The discussions is this "what part should libferris take in the > refresh of KIO in KDE Frameworks 5?" > > > Ben Martin really should be involved in any discussion of a redesign > at the very least. He clearly has put a lot of wor

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Ben Martin
On Sun, 2012-05-13 at 12:58 +0200, David Faure wrote: > On Sunday 13 May 2012 11:32:46 Casper Clemence wrote: > > * it mounts lots more than an ordinary VFS - including XML documents (so > > the tree of the document can be browsed), databases, X (so that window > > position and size for example can

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Ben Martin
I thought I would hihack a reply to the windows support response to this message. For me that hasn't ever really been a priority so there isn't much support for it right now. The main issue would be the Linux file monitoring used by the file:// module. Beyond that there are some POSIX calls which

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Casper Clemence
On 13 May 2012 11:58, David Faure wrote: > > On Sunday 13 May 2012 11:32:46 Casper Clemence wrote: > > * it mounts lots more than an ordinary VFS - including XML documents (so > > the tree of the document can be browsed), databases, X (so that window > > position and size for example can be read a

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Casper Clemence
In short it is a virtual file system. However it takes the concept further in several respects (for a fuller answer read the "about" page): * it mounts lots more than an ordinary VFS - including XML documents (so the tree of the document can be browsed), databases, X (so that window position and s

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread David Faure
On Sunday 13 May 2012 11:32:46 Casper Clemence wrote: > * it mounts lots more than an ordinary VFS - including XML documents (so > the tree of the document can be browsed), databases, X (so that window > position and size for example can be read and modified as if they were data > in the filesystem

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Kevin Krammer
On Sunday, 2012-05-13, David Faure wrote: > On Friday 11 May 2012 21:33:35 Casper Clemence wrote: > > Libferris is an awesome piece of technology. It provides not just the > > traditional features of a VFS but a uniform method of access for > > applications and users to a large and expanding range

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread Thiago Macieira
On domingo, 13 de maio de 2012 11.53.13, David Faure wrote: > On Friday 11 May 2012 21:33:35 Casper Clemence wrote: > > Libferris is an awesome piece of technology. It provides not just the > > traditional features of a VFS but a uniform method of access for > > applications and users to a large an

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-13 Thread David Faure
On Friday 11 May 2012 21:33:35 Casper Clemence wrote: > Libferris is an awesome piece of technology. It provides not just the > traditional features of a VFS but a uniform method of access for > applications and users to a large and expanding range of things What does it do exactly, and how? --

Re: kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-12 Thread Patrick Spendrin
Am 11.05.2012 22:33, schrieb Casper Clemence: > I'm want to start a discussion, put an idea out there. I am also being > pushy, on someone else's behalf. > > Although it may be a difficult discussion I think it would be a great > shame to miss the opportunity to have it. I'm not trying to tell any

kio and frameworks 5

2012-05-11 Thread Casper Clemence
I'm want to start a discussion, put an idea out there. I am also being pushy, on someone else's behalf. Although it may be a difficult discussion I think it would be a great shame to miss the opportunity to have it. I'm not trying to tell anyone to "do it this way". Please excuse me for saying "w