Plugins <=> GUI details

Hi list,

One thing that I think would really help the gui discussion
is a detailed list 
on what different plugins may want to do with the gui.
Personally, I think 
it's difficult to discuss pros/cons of different solutions
without something 
concreate to base it on.

I have started the list below (pretty short, but I'm
feeling too tired for 
anything more elaborate). Please add plugins and actions to
the list. If you 
think this is a good idea, I'll put together a summary on
the wiki when we 
get a more complete list.

* History plugin
- Add a "View history" item to the all users'
popup menu.
- For each protocol, add a "View history" item
to each protocol's sub menu 
(for viewing system messages).
- In all message windows, add a button to view history.
- Add a tab to all users' info window, for displaying the
actually history.

* Protocol plugin

* Auto-reply plugin

* Encryption plugin

* Shake-the-window-when-I-get-a-message-from-my-boss plugin

// Erik

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Let's continue this discussion...

I'll be moving the list to the wiki, since its hard to
maintain a list in
an e-mail. But I'd like to discuss it here. Basically, do
the changes on
the wiki, then send an e-mail here to discuss it.

I the item's that Erik proposed a few months ago, and
expanded on it a
little bit. One of the main concerns is how much the
plugin's can get from
the main GUI. For example, the shake-window plugin. What is
ideal is for
the plugin to be written with Qt but still work on a gui
that is written
in GTK. It should be possible, if the GUI gives the
XServer's window id to
the shake-window plugin (SW) and then SW modifies the Window
via the Qt
interface. Not sure if this is possible, but I think so.

Anyways, here is the URL for us to work on:

http://wiki.licq.org/index.php/Plugin_API#GUI_Consid
erations

I'll be adding more when I get time, (still cleaning up
from moving).

Jon

On Sun, May 28, 2006 6:32 am, Erik Johansson wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> One thing that I think would really help the gui
discussion is a
detailed
> list
> on what different plugins may want to do with the gui.
Personally, I
think
> it's difficult to discuss pros/cons of different
solutions without
> something
> concreate to base it on.
>
> I have started the list below (pretty short, but I'm
feeling too tired
for
> anything more elaborate). Please add plugins and
actions to the list. If
> you
> think this is a good idea, I'll put together a summary
on the wiki when
we
> get a more complete list.
>
> * History plugin
> - Add a "View history" item to the all
users' popup menu.
> - For each protocol, add a "View history"
item to each protocol's sub
menu
> (for viewing system messages).
> - In all message windows, add a button to view history.
> - Add a tab to all users' info window, for displaying
the actually
> history.
>
> * Protocol plugin
>
> * Auto-reply plugin
>
> * Encryption plugin
>
> * Shake-the-window-when-I-get-a-message-from-my-boss
plugin

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Hi

I added two things for the encryption plugin.

- - Indicate when the conversation is encrypted (how? - a
line in the
conversation window should notify about it)

If you start a conversation and do not encrypt it at the
begin but in
the middle of the conversation it would be helpful to see a
text about
successful encryption in the conversation window. So you
know at which
point the conversation was encrypted.

- - Add an option in the user's menu to set the policy for
this user (OTR
has 4 states)

You can configure 4 states for OTR per user. It should be
possible to
set these states in the user menu. Maybe there is only one
menu point
with "OTR settings" and this opens a new window
or a submenu.



Jon Keating wrote:
> Let's continue this discussion...
> 
> I'll be moving the list to the wiki, since its hard to
maintain a list in
> an e-mail. But I'd like to discuss it here. Basically,
do the changes on
> the wiki, then send an e-mail here to discuss it.
> 
> I the item's that Erik proposed a few months ago, and
expanded on it a
> little bit. One of the main concerns is how much the
plugin's can get from
> the main GUI. For example, the shake-window plugin.
What is ideal is for
> the plugin to be written with Qt but still work on a
gui that is written
> in GTK. It should be possible, if the GUI gives the
XServer's window id to
> the shake-window plugin (SW) and then SW modifies the
Window via the Qt
> interface. Not sure if this is possible, but I think
so.
> 
> Anyways, here is the URL for us to work on:
> 
> http://wiki.licq.org/index.php/Plugin_API#GUI_Consid
erations
> 
> I'll be adding more when I get time, (still cleaning
up from moving).
> 
> Jon
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