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diff --git a/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.py b/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..276b9c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.py @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +# Service Groups demo +# Written by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net> + +# This theme is demonstrates how to parse service groups. +# it's done recursively to give a complete dump of your menu +# that you will also be able to double-check against kmenuedit +# and also the KDE Start button. +# +# for a real-live usage, see kroller.sez (try searching kde-look.org), +# which fires off a sub-theme with the service-group menu options when +# you click on a service group on the "main" bar. + +#this import statement allows access to the karamba functions +import karamba + +# simple function to display + +def create_text(widget, line, depth, disp, name=None, command=None, icon=None): + + x = depth*30 + y = line*7 + width = 400 + height = 8 + drop_txt = karamba.createText(widget, x, y, width, height, disp) + karamba.changeTextSize(widget, drop_txt, 7) + karamba.changeTextColor(widget, drop_txt, 252,252,252) + + # create a (very narrow! only an 8-pixel-high area!) + # service click area to demonstrate that commands get + # executed correctly. + + if name: + karamba.createServiceClickArea( widget, + x,y,width,height, + name, command, icon) + + +# okay. you really should be looking up the KDE Developer documentation +# on service groups. here is a _brief_ explanation of what they contain. +# +# getServiceGroups returns a list of menu options. +# you can either have a subgroup, or you can have an executable program. +# if a list item is a subgroup, then (0, dict) is returned, where +# dict is a dictionary containing information describing the subgroup. +# if a list item is an executable menu option, then (1, dict) is returned, +# where dict is a dictionary containing information describing the menu option. +# +# the information (keys in the dictionary) returned about a subgroup comprises: +# relpath - the fully qualified path of that subgroup, and +# calling getServiceGroups (again) with that path will get +# you all of the menu options in that subgroup, hurrah. +# icon - the name of an icon (a png, usually) which you can, if you +# so wish, use as the filename argument to createImage(). +# caption - i get confused as to which is which, but +# and you can always run this program in combination +# comment with kmenuedit to find out! +# +# the information (keys in the dictionary) returned about an +# executable option comprises: +# exec - obviously the most important bit: the name of the command +# to be executed. +# icon - the filename of the icon (usually a png) which should be +# displayed for this command. +# name - not to be confused with genericname, neither of which i +# am sure about, and if you really want to know, run +# kmenuedit and experiment, or look at the KDE Developer source +# code. +# menuid - don't know what it is for. it's just... there. +# +# how to use the service group info: +# +# the simplest way to get commands actually executed is to hand +# over the name, the command and the icon filename to a +# ServiceClickArea (karamba.createServiceClickArea()). +# +# other than making sure that you put the service click area in +# the right place, you don't have to worry about much else. +# +# or, you could always run it manually, yourself, by using +# karamba.Run(name, command, icon). personally, i prefer +# the service click areas. no, karamba.Run() is not like +# karamba.execute() - if you use karamba.Run() you get to say which +# bouncing icon is used, whereas if you use karamba.execute() you +# always get a superkaramba bouncing icon... +# +# do look out for kroller.sez on http://kde-look.org or other locations +# for a more complex and comprehensive usage of service groups. + +def display_svc_group(widget, rel_path, line, depth): + + grps = karamba.getServiceGroups(rel_path) + + for (type, d) in grps: + + if type is 0: + + # it's a + + sub_relpath = d['relpath'] + icon = d.get('icon', 'unknown') + caption = d.get('caption', None) + comment = d.get('comment', None) + cmt = '' + + # get at least something to display + if comment: + cmt = comment + elif caption: + cmt = caption + + msg = "SVCGRP: %s %s" % (icon, cmt) + create_text(widget, line, depth, msg) + line += 1 + line = display_svc_group(widget, sub_relpath, + line, depth+1) + + elif type is 1 and d.has_key('menuid'): + + relpath = d.get('relpath', '') + cmd = d['exec'] + icon = d.get('icon', 'unknown') + name = d.get('name', None) + genericname = d.get('genericname', None) + cmt = '' + + # get at least something to display + if genericname: + cmt = genericname + elif name: + cmt = name + + msg = "%s %s %s" % (cmd, icon, cmt) + create_text(widget, line, depth, msg, name, cmd, icon) + line += 1 + + return line + +#this is called when you widget is initialized +def initWidget(widget): + + display_svc_group(widget, "", 0, 0) + karamba.redrawWidget(widget) + diff --git a/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.theme b/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.theme new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e52a689 --- /dev/null +++ b/superkaramba/examples/service_group/service_group.theme @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +# simple test of service group stuff. displays your kde menu. + +karamba x=0 y=0 w=600 h=800 locked=true + |