From ce4a32fe52ef09d8f5ff1dd22c001110902b60a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdelibs@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- kded/HOWTO | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 kded/HOWTO (limited to 'kded/HOWTO') diff --git a/kded/HOWTO b/kded/HOWTO new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d1596b8cd --- /dev/null +++ b/kded/HOWTO @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +HOWTO Make KDED Modules. + +KDED Modules are very similar to modules for the control center. A KDED Module +is loaded when a call is made to it. + +A KDED Module needs to provide a factory method that creates an object that +is derived from KDEDModule. The name of a factory method always starts with +"create_". + +It also needs to provide a desktop file that defines the service provided by +the module. The desktop file needs to be installed under +$KDEDIR/share/services/kded/. The name of the desktop file must match with +the name of the DCOP object that is implemented by the module. + +The desktop file needs to define the library in which the module is +implemented. The name of the library always starts with kded_. + +The kdelibs/kded/test/ directory contains a sample implementation. -- cgit v1.2.1