Re: No more module proposals - decisions need to be made

On Monday 11 October 2004 07:09, Mike Hearn wrote:
> Havoc Pennington wrote:
> > > systemtray-spec - 0.1 || significant discussion, no consensus
> >
> > Definitely let's leave it out.
>
> What does leaving it out imply? We need this for Win32 compatibility,
> while we should definitely deprecate it for *native* apps there are
> already many programs both emulated and native that are using the tray.

leaving it out doesn't mean that it doesn't exist, just that it isn't part of 
the FD.o platform at this time.

> It may have been a strategic mistake but does it make sense to start
> excluding it now when it's such a widely implemented spec?

yes, and not because it was a strategic mistake. having a system tray is a 
widely desired and widely used apparatus. the problem is HOW it is 
implemented. 

i definitely want to see a system tray spec go into the FD.o platform 
eventually, but not the current one since that would saddle us with that 
implementation for a good long time.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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