Re: Scripting update - News flash

On Saturday 20 July 2002 23:33, Christoph Cullmann wrote:
> On Sunday 21 July 2002 16:02, Anders Lund wrote:
> > > On Saturday 20 July 2002 00:07, Christoph Cullmann wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > to identify the dcop interfaces for the different documents/views,
> > > > geiseri and I have come up with an new naming (which can even BC
> > > > introduced intro the current ktexteditor interfaces)
> > > >
> > > > Document#12-InterfaceName
[snip]
> > Is there any reason at all to do this? I think no. Please remove it
> > again.
>
> Ian likes the new way of naming, as it shows the relation between the
> interfaces, too. And he doesn't like of dropping his automagically dcop
> interfaces stuff in ktexteditor. As DCOP works like C with global namespace
> without an real object tree, the new naming is one of the only ways to
> ensure:
> a) the names are unique

That is important, allthough I can't see how kate would get even named 
interfaces.

> b) the names are useful (in respect of document (or view) -> <- interface
> relation

Well, as we are looking to use this for scripting, they must be constructed 
with scripting in mind, that is it *must* be easy to define a method 
calculating the correct name.

> The performance hit because of the string manipulations is really low.

But should not be there unless badly nessecary, nevertheless!

> But that all stands for disscusion (please CC ian, like I do, because he
> seems not to be on this list ;)

Ok, I avoided that one time, bc I got 6 copies of one mail from him.
Ian, if you mail the lists, take me of the list pls:)

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Christoph:
I just talked to Ian on irc - he said you just left:(
Anyway, I say just go ahead, I do understand the idear.

-anders