[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Home Applet API changes coming - .desktop files required for applets in the next software edition (2006)

[From: Karoliina.T.Salminen at nokia.com]

Hello,

In the future Home applets needs to provide their own .desktop files.

Here is an example (Myapplet.desktop):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Home Applet
Name=Myapplet
Library=/usr/lib/hildon-home/libhome_myapplet.so
X=20
Y=50
 
You should place the .desktop files here:
/usr/share/applications/hildon-home/

>From the parameters: X and Y are optional, the others are required

Then there is an additional file called applet_manager.conf.
Its place will be:
<userdir>/.osso/hildon-home/

Here is an example of its contents (applet_manager.conf):
[Myapplet]
Desktop=/usr/share/applications/hildon-home/Myapplet.desktop
Library=/usr/lib/hildon-home/libhome_myapplet.so
X=20
Y=50

All the four fields are required.

Please take that into consideration if you are developing applets for
Home (which is part of maemo-af-desktop
currently). 

Best Regards,
Karoliina Salminen
http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog