[sugar] [PATCH] Journal able to use "open with" for activity bundles

[Eben Eliason]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Jameson Chema Quinn
<jquinn at cs.oberlin.edu> wrote:
> This change fixes a bug: journal is unable to do anything but "start" a
> bundle, even if you have an activity (Develop) which can handle the activity
> bundle mime type.

Right, this merits the possible addition of a "Start as" (wording?) type menu.

> The immediate question is: should "start" be available only by pressing the
> button, or should it also be an option in the pulldown? I think that the
> answer is an obvious yes.

I'm stating that "Start" is /already/ an option in the pulldown, so
what's the point of argument?

> The longer term question is: should "start" always be the default for
> bundles, or should it be possible to have a bundle whose default action is
> "Develop"? However, discussion on this larger question should not block
> approving the immediate patch.

Agreed.  And I'm not sure what my answer is, yet.


> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Eben Eliason <eben.eliason at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm confused, actually.  We already have "Start" as the first option
>> in the palette for "raw" activities, and as the action listed on the
>> button in the detail view.  What is the intent for the change being
>> discussed here?
>>
>> - Eben
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at tomeuvizoso.net>
>> wrote:
>> > (sorry about the big delay)
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Jameson Chema Quinn
>> > <jquinn at cs.oberlin.edu> wrote:
>> >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at tomeuvizoso.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> +        if self._jobject.is_activity_bundle():
>> >>> +            menu_item = MenuItem(_('Start'))
>> >>> +            menu_item.connect('activate',
>> >>> self._resume_menu_item_activate_cb,
>> >>> +                              None)
>> >>> +            palette.menu.append(menu_item)
>> >>> +            menu_item.show()
>> >>>
>> >>> Why are we adding a Start menu item? How is it different from clicking
>> >>> on the button?
>> >>
>> >> We add a start menu item in case there is a choice to run or open with;
>> >> if
>> >> there are choices, they should all be listed, even if one is available
>> >> in a
>> >> simpler way (by just clicking). Also note that I plan, in the future,
>> >> to
>> >> make the default behavior (clicking on the button) configurable using
>> >> metadata, so that you can have some bundles which are "for editing".
>> >
>> > Eben, can you comment on this UI change?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Tomeu
>> >
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