
Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
At first: Look at the screenshots.
Now the description:
This replaces the zooming rectangle that is drawn if you activate an icon in konqueror for execution feedback. It removes the rectangle and instead zooms the icon bigger and fades it out while doing. It's like MacOS X execution feedback.
Currently works in Konqueror, Kicker and all file dialogs. You will need a machine > 600 MHz for this though, else the animation may be slow.
This is a patch against kdebase-3.5.6 and kdelibs-3.5.6! So you have to recompile the two packages. Please only do that if you are experienced enough with recompiling KDE.
Apply the patches as follows:
1. Get kdebase-3.5.6
2. Get kdelibs-3.5.6
3. Get this patch
4. Unpack all archives
5. Change to the dir you unpacked kdelibs
6. Execute "cat /location/of/the/patch/kdelibs-3.5.6-execute_feedback.patch | patch -p1"
7. Recompile kdelibs
8. Install kdelibs (necessary as some header files changed)
9. Change to the dir you unpacked kdebase
7. Execute "cat /location/of/the/patch/kdebase-3.5.6-execute_feedback.patch | patch -p1"
8. Recompile kdebase
9. Install kdebase
10. Logout of kde and then login again.
11. Watch the icons zooming
Have fun. If you don't understand the step by step manual above
please inform yourself about how to recompile KDE on kde.org
If you find any bugs, feel free to leave a comment.
13 years ago
V0.1: No public distribution
- Made it work with Konqueror in list and icon mode
V0.2: First public release
- Now flickerfree in Konqueror (all views)
- Fixed some offsets in Konqueror treeview mode
- Integrated kicker with it. This is a bit hackish, please test and report errors.
V0.3: Minor bugfix release
- Fixed animation on Desktop leaving garbage.
V0.4: Minimal Bugfix
- Slowed down the animation a bit
CURRENTLY KNOWN BUGS:
- Kicker and some other animations do not work with Composite manager enabled (KDE's Transparent Windows, xcompmgr or Beryl/Compiz)
13 years ago
V0.1: No public distribution
- Made it work with Konqueror in list and icon mode
V0.2: First public release
- Now flickerfree in Konqueror (all views)
- Fixed some offsets in Konqueror treeview mode
- Integrated kicker with it. This is a bit hackish, please test and report errors.
V0.3: Minor bugfix release
- Fixed animation on Desktop leaving garbage.
V0.4: Minimal Bugfix
- Slowed down the animation a bit
CURRENTLY KNOWN BUGS:
- Kicker and some other animations do not work with Composite manager enabled (KDE's Transparent Windows, xcompmgr or Beryl/Compiz)
koko2k
13 years ago
Even if i click on "show desktop", i've to wait for the animation to end to see my desktop.
I'd love this tool if it helps the perception of speed, but that way it actually does the opposite!
Wouldn't be possible to execute the action as soon as the user click and in the meantime show the animation?
Maybe am i missing something?
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scummos
12 years ago
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Consequence9
13 years ago
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
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scummos
13 years ago
Greetings
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scummos
13 years ago
downloaded sources via svn, is that normal?
/home/sven/kdebase/libkonq/konq_iconviewwidget.cc: In member function ‘virtual void KonqIActivate(QIconViewItem*)’:
/home/sven/kdebase/libkonq/konq_iconviewwidget.cc:1851: error: no matching function for cvisualActivate(QWidget*, QRect&, QPixmap*)’
/opt/kde3/include/kiconeffect.h:154: note: candidates are: static void KIconEffect::visuaRect)
Error creating ./libkonq/konq_iconviewwidget.lo. Exit status 1.
make: *** [all] Fehler 1
is the result :D
anyone has an idea how to fix? ;)
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
http://kde.org/download/
and scroll down.
And yes, it's possible, I maintain part of the KDEmod community project (64Bit Version is my work) of Archlinux and had no problems so far
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han001
13 years ago
I didn't use the svn version and I still get the same error message. Kdelibs was patched, compiled and installed correctly. Why do I get this error when compiling kdebase?
thanks
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
That's weird... I'll check the patch today evening if I'm home again.
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daller
13 years ago
It seems that Kubuntu Feisty Fawn (current beta) has implemented this KDE improvement!
I looks REALLY nice! - Great!
One thing though! - Could it be coded in a way that disabled the effect if no 3D acceleration on the computer?
I'm a beta-tester, and the 3D acceleration doesn't always work ;) - And it's not funny to have to wait 2-3 seconds everytime I click on a folder! :) (The folder doesn't load before the animation is done...)
/Daniel
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
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felmur
13 years ago
If you haven't nothing better this, I can post it here in kde-apps.
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
If you wouldn't mind I would include it into the patch. So all is together where it belongs :)
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felmur
13 years ago
Regards.
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Divilinux
13 years ago
i haven't kde sources to apply the hack
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felmur
13 years ago
There is a way to include/exclude the effect?
It doesn't seems to have an include/exclude flags for the effect in the control-panel... isn't it true?
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
Of course you may take the splitted patch and not apply the kicker patches :)
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felmur
13 years ago
If you haven't nothing better this, I can post it here in kde-apps.
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roderick
13 years ago
Only update appears to be in kdelibs, so xeffects users need only re-emerge kdelibs from overlay to get the fix.
http://www.gentoo-xeffects.org
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
Because then I'll do another update soon.
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abhay
13 years ago
If you plan to make an update then instead of keeping the animation speed to be 50-50 between the fast patch and this one...keep it to something like 60-65% slow and 35-40% fast.
Thats just my opinion though :)
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
I think I'll make that configurable in future.
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Divilinux
13 years ago
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scummos
13 years ago
greetings :)
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dunkelstern
13 years ago
As I was informed KUbuntu Feisty Fawn has already adapted this patch. So I'm waiting for the SuSE guys to catch up now *g*.
I have no RPM based Distro installed right now so I can not help you with packages currently. Sorry.
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