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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: [Panel-devel] applets and plasmoids
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-05-25 1:25:13
Message-ID: 200705241925.13978.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Thursday 24 May 2007, Matias Valdenegro T. wrote:
> El Jue 24 May 2007, Aaron J. Seigo escribió:
> > these packages will contain all the files needed to have a plasma widget.
> >
> > so what's an applet? the code part of a plasmoid is the actual applet,
> > technically because it provides a Plasma::Applet object. to users, this
> > will be an implementation detail they probably never see.
>
> So, why have two concepts that one contains another? Why not just instead
> of calling "Plasma Applets", just call them "Plasmoids" and assume that's
> the concept name form Plasma Applets?

well, a plasmoid also contains SVGs, KConfigXT xml, a .desktop file, etc... i 
like the idea that the _collection_ of items has a nomenclature.

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