Re: [virt-manager PATCH v2 2/2] engine: addmethods for showing config window

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: virt-tools-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:virt-tools-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cole Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 8:40 PM
> To: Giuseppe Scrivano; Chen Hanxiao
> Cc: virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  [virt-manager PATCH v2 2/2] engine: addmethods
> for showing config window
> 
> On 06/24/2014 11:13 AM, Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
> > Chen Hanxiao <chen_han_xiao@xxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> On 06/24/2014 07:56 PM, Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
> >>> Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> v2: add right-click menu support
> >>>>
> >>>>   virtManager/config.py | 4 ++++
> >>>>   virtManager/engine.py | 8 +++++++-
> >>>>   2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>> I thought the idea was to have a new item in the right click menu,
> >>> something like "Show details", that opens the detail window while the
> >>> "Open" item is left unchanged and displays the console.  Do you like
> >>> this idea?
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, that is just my opinion, probably you would like to hear more
> >>> opinions before change anything :-)
> >>>
> >> Good idea.
> >> But this could not solve double click case Richard worried about.
> >>
> >> How about adding a new item in right click menu as well as adding
> >> a configuareble 'Open' button?
> >
> > I like the idea of having a configurable "Open" button as well as the
> > default action when double clicking on a VM.
> >
> 
> TBH I don't really like adding a gsettings preference. Adding a config option
> for this is just a bunch of code we have to test and maintain for a use case
> that very few people will ever need. Adding a right click option for 'Show
> details' is a fine workaround for the original use case, and is useful to
> others as well, so I'd recommend just sticking with that.
> 
> Please also test that the original virt-viewer use case actually works with a
> 'show details' option, we may unconditionally connect to the console if the
> details window is opened, regardless of what screen we switch to.
> 

OK, let's add a right click menu for this.

Thanks,
- Chen

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