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KIO-GIObridge
by Dima on Saturday 23/Feb/2008, @19:01
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"KIO-GIObridge is an optional adapter for KIO to use the new GIO/GVFS (the successor of GNOME-VFS) to handle the protocols mentioned above."
I think this is really cool. There is no reason why KDE and GNOME should use different implementations of the same remote protocols.
I always wanted to make it possible for KDE and GNOME applications to share the same file dialogs, for consistency's sake. Qt's support for GLib makes it almost possible - but it probably wouldn't work when opening/saving non-local files. But the KIO-GIObridge should really help here. |
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by T. J. Brumfield on Saturday 23/Feb/2008, @19:42
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Check out gtk-engines-qt which allows gtk apps to mimic qt styles and widgets. I shudder at the thought of using Firefox with the GTK file dialog.
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Quintesse on Sunday 24/Feb/2008, @05:34
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Ehm? I don't think gtk-engines-qt changes the file dialog at all. It still the same old horrible Gnome dialog (just with a KDE look-and-feel)! If you know of a way to really change it to the KDE dialog, please let me know because it's the only major gripe I have with Firefox. (And no, Konqui just doesn't do it for me, sorry ;) )
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Kevin Kofler on Sunday 24/Feb/2008, @16:06
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There's KGTK, but it doesn't work with all apps, IIRC it doesn't work with Firefox.
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Kevin Kofler on Sunday 24/Feb/2008, @16:09
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I've looked at its kde-apps.org page: the author says it works with Firefox 1.5, but not 1.0. I don't know if it works with Firefox 2 or 3.
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Dan on Saturday 23/Feb/2008, @20:05
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Yes, gtk would definatly benefit from a file dialog that didn't look like utter shit.
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by xian on Saturday 23/Feb/2008, @20:43
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Mostly I don't have a problem with the look of the gtk file dialog, just it's pookiness.
Like in firefox, when downloading a file and wanting to open a file in a certain application. From reading a flamewar that erupted when the breadcrub navigation was added, I'm aware that you can hit ctrl-l to get an editable location bar. When I do that to be able to type "/usr/bin/kpdf" or whatever, I get to "/us" before the app attempts to lookup what I am trying to type and freezes. By the time it comes back I've already typed the remaining r/ so I end up with "/us/r/" where I then have to delete it. This continues until I get to /usr/bin/ where the app freezes for about 40 seconds while it attempts to enumerate all the possible applications. Once I hit "k" for the kpdf, the process starts over. Once I have gotten to the point of being able to type "kpd" it trys to auto fill in the rest of the name while I am trying. So I end up with "/usr/bin/kpdff" I then have to go back in and edit the name once more while the app freezes trying to look up more stuff in /usr/bin. Basically it is pretty frustrating and not a pleasant experience.
This ended up sounding like quite a rant, but my point was intended to say thanks KDE devs! I like the existing file browser. It does the right thing and lets me save or open things without getting in the way.
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Anon on Sunday 24/Feb/2008, @02:37
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That behaviour is pretty annoying. I've not noticed it recently but when it used to get me I discovered you could pretty much get past it by simply typing the first letters of the dirs. For example /usr/bin/kpdf needs to be entered as /u/b/k...
Frustrating to say the least :)
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Re: KIO-GIObridge
by Ljubomir on Sunday 24/Feb/2008, @06:53
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Just use KGTK:
KGtk (Use KDE Dialogs in Gtk Apps)
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=36077
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