28 Mar
2017
28 Mar
'17
7:42 a.m.
Hi,
I am wondering if there are any design documents for KDE3/TDE. I have seen
here and there in the code some explanations or README files with design
drafts.
I doubt there are such documents, but still asking for confirmation. It is
hard to always draw a design from the code.
When it comes to testing or changes use cases are very useful, so I am
wondering if there are such documents somewhere.
Or how do you usually work with the code?
regards
28 Mar
28 Mar
10:43 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-devel] TDE documentation
On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:42:28 +0200
deloptes <deloptes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I am wondering if there are any design documents for KDE3/TDE. I have seen
here and there in the code some explanations or README files with design
drafts.
I doubt there are such documents, but still asking for confirmation. It is
hard to always draw a design from the code.
When it comes to testing or changes use cases are very useful, so I am
wondering if there are such documents somewhere.
Or how do you usually work with the code?
Check the wiki. I copied what architecture and design documentation I could
find on the KDE site into there (look under "Developers"). Most of it's
for
the UI, though, so it may not cover everything you want.
E. Liddell
9:16 p.m.
E. Liddell wrote:
Check the wiki. I copied what architecture and design
documentation I
could find on the KDE site into there (look under "Developers"). Most of
it's for the UI, though, so it may not cover everything you want.
I don't know what you mean exactly. It is good information but not exactly
what I need/expect.
Lets go through a practical problem. Someone mentioned in the user list a
problem with DnD of attachment from kmail to konqueror such that the file
is created 0600 read-only, while save-as results in 0644.
I had some time again after few months of heavy load and was curious if I
could find the place in the code, but how do I find it? It's like looking
in the dark room. The places I found where dnd is done seem to be in the
opposite direction ... but not 100% sure - hence the question.
Documentation is good for what is available, but for me as new to tde/kde3
it is hard to put the puzzle together the first time I get to know part of
tde.
It is just an example - I need a guide how to proceed in such cases. The
problem/example is not high priority as I have other things on the todo
list first.
regards
29 Mar
29 Mar
1:37 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-devel] Re: TDE documentation
On 2017/03/29 05:16 AM, deloptes wrote:
E. Liddell wrote:
Hi Emanoil,
I think it is difficult to find documentation at that level. The closest thing I can think
of, is the Tqt and TDE
library API documentation. This goes info a fair bit of details but some parts are missing
or quite generic.
Rather than that, it is a matter of navigating the code and try to understand which part
is responsible for the
functionality you are looking for. This can be quite intimidating at the beginning
(especially something like Konqueror)
but bit by bit your understanding will grow and so will your skills. I don't think
there is any other way to dig into
such detail of the code, or if there is I am not aware of.
Cheers
Michele
Check the wiki. I copied what architecture and
design documentation I
could find on the KDE site into there (look under "Developers"). Most of
it's for the UI, though, so it may not cover everything you want.
I don't know what you mean exactly. It is good information but not exactly
what I need/expect.
Lets go through a practical problem. Someone mentioned in the user list a
problem with DnD of attachment from kmail to konqueror such that the file
is created 0600 read-only, while save-as results in 0644.
I had some time again after few months of heavy load and was curious if I
could find the place in the code, but how do I find it? It's like looking
in the dark room. The places I found where dnd is done seem to be in the
opposite direction ... but not 100% sure - hence the question.
Documentation is good for what is available, but for me as new to tde/kde3
it is hard to put the puzzle together the first time I get to know part of
tde.
It is just an example - I need a guide how to proceed in such cases. The
problem/example is not high priority as I have other things on the todo
list first.
regards
3 p.m.
Michele Calgaro wrote:
I think it is difficult to find documentation at that
level. The closest
thing I can think of, is the Tqt and TDE library API documentation. This
goes info a fair bit of details but some parts are missing or quite
generic. Rather than that, it is a matter of navigating the code and try
to understand which part is responsible for the functionality you are
looking for. This can be quite intimidating at the beginning (especially
something like Konqueror) but bit by bit your understanding will grow and
so will your skills. I don't think there is any other way to dig into such
detail of the code, or if there is I am not aware of.
Thanks Michele. I think the same, so patience is the key, but I have to ask
first - perhaps I missed something - it seems no.
API are good documents, but I did not find anything on PIM.
I'm just wondering how all of this got developed ... and not that bad
actually.
regards
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