new module for libxfcegui4 (or libxfce4utils)

[Olivier Fourdan]

Edscott,

Yes, right, we need to take actions on deprecated stuff in next gtk
version.

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 21:30, edscott wilson garcia wrote:
> I found a minor bug in gtkcombo, but after reporting it, it will not be
> fixed: "And in any case GtkCombo is being deprecated for GTK+-2.4", says
> Owen Taylor...
> 
> What's going to be the stand of xfce on pre-2.4 deprecated stuff?
> 
> Edscott
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 10:06, edscott wilson garcia wrote:
> > Using some code from Eduard (thanks) and other stuff, I've almost
> > finished a module for extending the tab completion so that it can be
> > shared by all programs which require such functionality. It has several
> > advantages over the tab completion available with gtk24, and does not
> > require gtk24.
> > 
> > Once you type a letter, the tab completion suggested is highlighted in
> > the entry (as word completion in soffice), and the combo box is expanded
> > showing you other options (13 maximum) ordered by "hits" (how many times
> > you have completed using each one). This allows you to hit return
> > immediately instead of (1-hitting tab, 2-verifying the completion, 3-
> > hitting return). You can also keep typing and as the entry grows the
> > combo list keeps changing accordingly (as in the mozilla "location"
> > entry). Since the combo list changes while you type it is quite easy to
> > see whether or not tab completion will be successful or not, and to
> > select an alternate option for the completion. 
> > 
> > Also... the autocompletion tasks is not limited to the 10 element long
> > combo, but to *all* the history generated (and can even be expanded to
> > use the mime application information or whatever else is desired).
> > 
> > So here's the question: any suggestions as to where to put it? I can
> > think of both libxfcegui4 and libxfce4util libraries as options. I kind
> > of favor libxfce4util, but I'll push my suspend button for a while to
> > gather your valuable opinions.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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