[maemo-developers] how to create a desktop applet

[From: ibrahim]

Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 18:31 +0100, ext ibrahim wrote:
>   
>> daniel wilms wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi
>>>       
>>>> I can't seem to find the APIs needed to do such thing.
>>>> where should a look to find something like that?
>>>>         
>>> there is a good tutorial how to do that in the developer guide:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Application_Development/Writing_Desktop_Widgets 
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> cheers Daniel
>>>
>>>       
>> I tried the example, created a debian package out of the output, and 
>> installed it on the emulator and the n900 phone. BUT noting happened!
>> th eapplication is installed but i can't see the applicatin name in the 
>> "Add Widget" menu from the "Desktop menu".
>> What am I missing ?? is there anything else i can do to make the home 
>> widget visible to the "Add widget" and the Desktop??
>>     
>
> I haven't tried that, but libhildondesktop1-examples package has an
> example Home applet that worked for me.  The package should be part of
> the SDK.  The latest source is in the gitorious:
>
> http://maemo.gitorious.org/fremantle-hildon-desktop/libhildondesktop
>
> -Kimmo
>
>
>
>   
Didn't work either. Maybe there is something wrong with the way i create 
packages:
the steps i take to create the package are :

   1. compile the source and header using gcc inside scratchbox
          * gcc -shared 'pkg-config hildon-1 libhildondesktop-1 --libs
            --cflags' example.c example.h -o output.so
   2. create the folder structure : data/usr/lib/ and put the output.so
      file inside it
   3. create the folder : data/usr/share/applications/hildon-home and
      put the .desktop file inside it
   4. create the DEBIAN/control file and supply the package information
      in it
   5. rename the parent folder to : <appname>-<version>||
   6. |run the command : dpkg-deb --build app-folder|
   7. then setup the package to the emulator using dpkg -i packagename.deb
   8. in the emulator; press on the upper area of the desktop, and enter
      the desktop menu
   9. click on the Desktop menu ---> add widget ---> didn't find my
      application name in the widgets menu !!!

what's wrong with what i've done ?? can anybody help?