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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kicker applets question
From:       Macho Philipovich <macho () resist ! ca>
Date:       2006-03-09 19:21:22
Message-ID: 44108032.6030706 () resist ! ca
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Varun Hiremath wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Mar, 2006 at 10:51:57AM -0600, Macho Philipovich wrote:
>   
>> hi there, i'm having trouble getting a basic kicker applet to work.  let
>> me know if there's a more appropriate place for this question.
>>
>> i've put together a basic class that extends KPanelApplet, along with
>> the factory function.  i'm trying to compile up a couple of libraries as 
>> follows:
>>
>> g++ -c kvorak.cpp -I/usr/include/qt3 -I/usr/include/kde
>> g++ kvorak.o -shared -o libkvorak.so
>> ar rc libkvorak.la kvorak.o
>>
>> then, for good measure, i made a dynamic link to both libraries in
>> /usr/lib/kde3
>>
>> after that, i created ~/.kde/share/apps/kicker/kvorak.desktop:
>>
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Name = Kvorak
>> Comment = Kvorak Applet
>> X-KDE-Library = libkvorak
>> X-KDE-UniqueApplet = true
>>
>> but the applet does not show up in kde's list.  any tips?  thanks.  i'm
>> running kde v3.5.1
>>     
>
> Try creating the file in /usr/share/apps/kicker/applets/kvorak.desktop
> It should appear in the KDE's list.
>   
perfect!  that did it.  i'll also try using kdevelop to build this once 
the debian testing brach's packages settle themselves into a position 
where kdevelop works.

m
 
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