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

[From: Matthew Allum]

A quick thought;

With multiple applets how can the hardcoded x,y values be guarenteed ?
What would happen if two applets specified the same value ? Would
somekind of 'placement hint'  ( I.e top,botton,center etc ) be better
? This would also scale better to different sized displays.

   -- Matthew

On 1/26/06, Karoliina.T.Salminen at nokia.com
<Karoliina.T.Salminen at nokia.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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