[Evolution-hackers] how to know whether evolution is online
Not Zed
notzed@ximian.com
Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:43:31 +0800
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On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 08:55 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 16:01 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 11:41 +0530, Sivaiah Nallagatla wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 04:00 +0000, Not Zed wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Isn't there a gconf key that determines the state? Or does that just
> > > > > determine the startup state?
> > > >
> > > > The current state is stored in gconf, but it is NOT the appropriate
> > > > way to determine when it changes.
> > > >
> > > > It is private data used by the shell only.
> > > Oh, Why it is not appropirate?, e-d-s also listnes to this key change to
> > > switch between online/offline modes.
> >
> > Umm, thats pretty shitty then isn't it?
>
> Why? Really there should be a desktop wide setting for online/offline
> that is either a gconf key or arrives via DBUS. If we rely on evolution
> to inform e-d-s, anything else using e-d-s externally may cause online
> operations. It does suck that evolution is the only place to set the
> key right now.
Because its a bad, naive solution.
There is no way to do any cross-process synchronisation, or manage the
change in state in any sane way.
Using a gconf key is simply a trivial short-term hack that wont provide
the features necessary to do it properly.
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On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 08:55 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 16:01 +0800, Not Zed wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 11:41 +0530, Sivaiah Nallagatla wrote: </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 04:00 +0000, Not Zed wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > > Isn't there a gconf key that determines the state? Or does that just</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > > determine the startup state?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > The current state is stored in gconf, but it is NOT the appropriate</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > way to determine when it changes.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > It is private data used by the shell only.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > Oh, Why it is not appropirate?, e-d-s also listnes to this key change to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > switch between online/offline modes.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Umm, thats pretty shitty then isn't it?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Why? Really there should be a desktop wide setting for online/offline</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">that is either a gconf key or arrives via DBUS. If we rely on evolution</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">to inform e-d-s, anything else using e-d-s externally may cause online</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">operations. It does suck that evolution is the only place to set the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">key right now.</FONT>
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Because its a bad, naive solution.<BR>
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There is no way to do any cross-process synchronisation, or manage the change in state in any sane way.<BR>
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Using a gconf key is simply a trivial short-term hack that wont provide the features necessary to do it properly.<BR>
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