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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2bb5e4f --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + + ktgk-qt3 - allows to use TDE dialogs in Gtk apps + +This is an LD_PRELOAD hack that allows most GTK +applications to use Trinity's file dialogs when run under TDE. + +It overrides the gtk file chooser functions to communicate +with this TDE module/application. + +kgtk-qt3 is composed of the following pieces: + +1. An application called kdialogd. +2. LD_PRELOAD libraries that are used to override the Gtk2 and TQt3 file dialogs. + +Start an application using the following command to use the functionality: + + kgtk-wrapper <application> + +kgtk-wrapper determines whether it is a Gtk2 or TQt3 application and then sets +the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to point to the approriate kgtk library. +When the application tries to open a file dialog, the kgtk library intercepts +this and asks kdialogd to open a file dialog instead. +There will only ever be one instance of kdialogd, and all apps communicate with the same +instance - and it terminates itself 30 seconds after the last Gtk/TQt app has +disconnected. This timeout can be changed by editing kdialogdrc and setting/changing + + [General] + Timeout=10 + +. + +Contributing +-------------- + +If you wish to contribute to kgtk-qt3, you might do so: + +- TDE Gitea Workspace (TGW) collaboration tool. + https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea + +- TDE Weblate Translation Workspace (TWTW) collaboration tool. + https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate + + +Translations status +--------------------- + +### messages +[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kgtk-qt3/multi-auto.svg +"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kgtk-qt3/) |