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+
+Here is the result of a long discussion between the kfile developers
+(Carsten) and the konqueror developers (Simon and David), about the plans
+for more integration between kfile and konqueror. 16/08/2000.
+
+
+
+  KDirLister     -----(1)---------------------> KFileView (3)
+                 <----(2)------ [Signaller] ---  |       |
+                                                 |        |
+                                                 |         |
+                                                 |          |
+                                                 |           |
+                                           KFileIconView   KFileListView
+                                                (4)             (5)
+
+
+(1) Gives items found when listing, and the key for each item
+    (KDirLister has all the sorting code)
+(2) KFileView inherited classes emit requests for listing a new
+    directory (with a bool for treeviews), and emit requests for
+    the mimetype of a given item. If all KFileView inherited classes
+    are QScrollViews, then it could even implement the "ask for mimetype
+    of the visible icons first" algorithm, currently in KonqIconView.
+(3) KFileView, the base class for any view, knows about KFileItem, has
+    signals for dropped(), popupMenu(list of actions provided by the view),
+    has a QWidget * canvas() method, xOffset() and yOffset()
+(4) KFileIconView holds a QPtrDict to look up a QIconViewItem quickly from a
+    given KFileItem. This will help for e.g. deleteItems and refreshItems.
+(5) KFileListView holds a QPtrDict to find the QListViewItem for a
+    KFileItem.  It implements different modes if we want the tree view in
+    kfile ?
+
+
+    KFileChooserWidget
+
+This (base) class is the container widget that can contain any kfileview and
+switch between them. It is embeddable into an application that wants a widget
+for choosing a file or directory. Features listing, selecting, popupmenu for
+switching modes, and a virtual createView( viewmode ) method, which
+only knows about the builtin views, in this class.
+It knows the current URL, has setURL(), and triggers the listing, connecting
+KFileView's requests to KDirLister's methods.
+
+   KFileManagerWidget
+
+This class inherits from KFileChooserWidget and adds the file management
+operations. It uses a KFileOperations class (taken from the current
+KonqOperations) for all KIO operations, and it uses KFileUndo, taken from
+the KonqUndo stuff. The popupMenu method is reimplemented to add those
+operations to it.
+
+   KFileWidget
+
+This class is the full widget that can be seen in the dialog. It has the
+toolbar buttons, the combo, etc. It embeds a KFileChooserWidget or a
+KFileManagerWidget, the latter being a specialisation of the former.
+
+The Konqueror side of things
+============================
+
+  KonqFileIconView
+
+Inherits KFileIconView and adds image preview - unless we want it in
+KFileIconView, and the line-up-icons algorithm, etc.
+
+  KonqFileListView
+
+Inherits KFileListView to add more stuff if needed. The mc-like text view
+could be implemented here as well, unless we want it in kfile. Same for the
+tree view.
+
+  KonqFileManagerWidget
+
+This class inherits KFileManagerWidget and adds the konqueror stuff, like
+the enableAction signal. It also reimplements createView to create the
+konqueror versions of the views.
+
+  KonqDirPart
+
+This class inherits KParts::ReadOnlyPart, and provides a BrowserExtension.
+It integrates KonqFileManagerWidget as its KParts widget, and provides
+KActions for it.
+
+Important :
+
+Make sure to take kfind into account. It would be nice if it could use the
+same views as konqueror, to have access to all the view modes, as well as
+image preview, etc.
+
+Unrelated:
+To Add
+======
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