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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: How to add a menuitem to kicker applet menu?
From:       Nadeem Hasan <nhasan () nadmm ! com>
Date:       2002-04-01 0:05:55
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On Sun March 31 2002 6:36 pm, John Firebaugh wrote:
> On Sunday 31 March 2002 6:50, Nadeem Hasan wrote:
> > On Sun March 31 2002 1:17 am, John Firebaugh wrote:
> > > You mean you want to add an item to the menu of a specific applet? You
> > > can't add anything other than the items listed in kpanelapplet.h. Yes,
> > > it's a bit of a shortcoming in the API.
> >
> > I feared that looking at the code. Is there a way to add it in a BC way?
>
> Perhaps; feel free to make suggestions. I've said before, the correct way
> to do it is to use XMLGUI merging for the menu.

Can we use XMLGUI with applet menu currently?

> > I think its very likely that it would be needed by others too. I am
> > really disappointed. I have to add just one action :) Why didn't anyone
> > else think of it before? And if it was known, why was it not implemented
> > before 3.0? Oh....<sigh>.
>
> What exactly is the situation? Can you put the action in a popup menu, or
> have it accessed another way?

I have to add an item to the applet menu for kweather. I think for now I will
create a context popup and add this and other default items to it.

Thanks,
-- 
Nadeem Hasan
nhasan@nadmm.com
http://www.nadmm.com/

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