Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread René J . V . Bertin
On Thursday December 24 2015 12:15:59 John Layt wrote: > Akademy a few years back. The general consensus was that forcing > Mac/Windows/Gnome users to install Systemsettings just to configure their > standalone app was A Bad Thing (TM) and shouldn't be done. It required > specialised knowledge of

Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread John Layt
Hi, Drive-by comment, no time to read the full thread so not sure if it's been said, but I thought I'd just refresh memories on what we discussed at an Akademy a few years back. The general consensus was that forcing Mac/Windows/Gnome users to install Systemsettings just to configure their standal

Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread Luca Beltrame
In data giovedì 24 dicembre 2015 12:11:51 CET, René J.V. Bertin ha scritto: > A KF5 KCrashReporter framework? I suppose that would make sense. The reason it hasn't been done yet is that it requires a good deal of surgery to cut down dependencies. If you look in the archives of k-f-d you'll see s

Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread René J . V . Bertin
On Thursday December 24 2015 11:43:57 mk-li...@mailbox.org wrote: > Hi Ian and all others interested in DrK, playing postillion d'amour again ... > > Marko was also protesting about the move, I remember. > > Yes, indeed, I did protest back then, but it stayed unheard. > > > So, I'll do it agai

Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread René J . V . Bertin
Out of curiosity: to what extent are things like plasmoids/plasma widgets and other "cool goodies" really tied to the presence of a full-blown Plasma desktop? If they're qml they should be able to run anywhere in principle. I can understand they need some kind of host but with qml it should be

Re: [KDE/Mac] systemsettings, kde-cli-tools and other plasma components on non-Plasma/non-X11 platforms

2015-12-24 Thread René J . V . Bertin
On Thursday December 24 2015 13:11:44 Ian Wadham wrote: Goodevening Ian, and whatever appropriate to ye'all :) >No, this is a good initiative. René, and a necessary one. Such complex >considerations cannot be dealt with easily in a short exchange of emails, IMHO. Thanks, Ian! I agree... :) >>