plasma-helloworld

plasma-framework helloworld applet example.

Plasma4

During KDE4 dynasty, it is easy to inherit Plasma::PopupApplet class object to write your own plasma applet, and there are setPopupIcon, showPopup, hidePopup and setStatus to control applet icon, visibility and popup behavior.

Plasma Framework

But in Plasma Next century, KF5 world, it is often directly use QML to write ui, and import your own QML Extension Plugin to control the ui or deal with data model.

Build && Install

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr    \
    -DLIB_INSTALL_DIR=lib   \
    -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON
make
sudo make install

Examples

• helloworld1 - pure QML plasma applet example
• helloworld2 - import plasma declarative plugin