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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KStandardDir
From:       Robert Williams <rwilliams () jrc-utah ! com>
Date:       1999-06-23 16:30:32
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Stephan Kulow wrote:

> Harri Porten wrote:
> >
> > Robert Williams wrote:
> > >
> > > I am trying to fix Kmahjongg to use KStandardDir so it can be run from
> > > the panel.
> > > I looked at locateLocal() and that returns $HOME/.kde ....   How do you
> > > get
> > > /opt/kde/share/apps/kmahjongg/picts?
> >
> > QStringList dirs = KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("appdata", "picts");
> >
> > will give you a _list_ of ../share/apps/kmahjongg/picts directories.
> >
> > Depending on your need you may iterate trough this list or take, let's
> > say the first one, with first().
>
> Here is example code out of kmahjongg:
>         QString str;
>         str.sprintf( "%1/kmahjongg/pics/%2").
>                      arg(kapp->kde_datadir()).arg(DEFAULTBACKGROUND);
>         if( ! loadBackground( str ) )
>
> Change this to
>         if (! loadBackground(locate("appdata", "pics/" +
> DEFAULTBACKGROUND))
>
> Greetings, Stephan
>
> --
> As long as Linux remains a religion of freeware fanatics,
> Microsoft have nothing to worry about.
>                        By Michael Surkan, PC Week Online

That easy?  Shoot I have been reading the code about resources and other
things.
Thank you!

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Robert Williams        rwilliams@jrc-utah.com
Jarob Consulting       rwilliams@kde.org
Provo, Utah

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