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===Original Text===
'''Michael Rudolph'''
'''Michael Rudolph'''
<tt>Instead of making kickoff be about applications, why not let tasks take enter stage in the start-menu?</tt>
<tt>Instead of making kickoff be about applications, why not let tasks take enter stage in the start-menu?</tt>


'''Aaron Seigo'''
'''Aaron Seigo'''
<tt> i'd recommend a separate plasmoid to experiment with these ideas, even if it shares much of the code/infrastructure with the two other kickoff based plasmoids. you'll have a lot more of a free hand this way and we can more easily compare/contrast approaches, while not forcing people down one path or the other.</tt>
<tt> i'd recommend a separate plasmoid to experiment with these ideas, even if it shares much of the code/infrastructure with the two other kickoff based plasmoids. you'll have a lot more of a free hand this way and we can more easily compare/contrast approaches, while not forcing people down one path or the other.</tt>


===Sources===
===Sources===
[http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/panel-devel/2008-March/007992.html pannel-devel archive (2008-03)]
[http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/panel-devel/2008-March/007992.html pannel-devel archive (2008-03)]

Latest revision as of 14:38, 13 March 2008

I want to alter the behavior of a plasmoid. Is it OK to do this?

Conclusion

It's very easy to create a new plasmoid based on the one you want to alter. This approach then means that the modified and the original plasmoid can be compared easily and you are not limited by the authors of the original plasmoid's vision. The new plasmoid should be created in the playground area of SVN.

Original Text

Michael Rudolph

Instead of making kickoff be about applications, why not let tasks take enter stage in the start-menu?

Aaron Seigo

i'd recommend a separate plasmoid to experiment with these ideas, even if it shares much of the code/infrastructure with the two other kickoff based plasmoids. you'll have a lot more of a free hand this way and we can more easily compare/contrast approaches, while not forcing people down one path or the other.

Sources

pannel-devel archive (2008-03)