[compiz] Command binding handling in compiz core

[Sam Spilsbury]

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Danny Baumann <dannybaumann at web.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> currently, we have a bunch of stuff in compiz core that is entirely
> Gnome specific, though it's designed to be general. What I mean is
> - arbitrary command bindings
> - terminal and screenshot command bindings
> - "main menu" and "run dialog" toolkit actions
>
> Neither of those is handled by the window manager outside of Gnome.
>
> Hence I propose doing the following:
>
> - Add a "commands" plugin
> Handling of arbitrary command bindings should be moved from core to this
> plugin. Also, button and edge bindings for arbitrary commands as
> requested by a number of people can easily be added to such a plugin
> without bloating core option count.
>
> - Add a "gnomecompat" plugin
> This plugin should receive the terminal and screenshot command bindings
> as well as the "main menu" and "run dialog" action handling.
>
> - Remove "main menu" and "run dialog" toolkit action code from
> decorators and core completely.

So I would assume that all the "main menu" and "run dialog" code is
going into this gnomecompat plugin?

Also, has Dennis talked to you about a kdecompat plugin?

Otherwise, no problems

>
> Any thoughts/opinions/objections? If there are no objections, I'll just
> go ahead implementing the outlined proposal ASAP.
>
> Regards,
>
> Danny
>
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Sam Spilsbury