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Base class to build dynamically loaded menu entries for the K-menu, or the panel.
This class allows to build menu entries that will be dynamically added either to the K-menu, or to the panel as a normal button. These dynamic menus are located in shared libraries that will be loaded at runtime by Kicker (the KDE panel).
To build such a menu, you have to inherit this class and implement the pure virtual functions initialize() and slotExec(). You also have to provide a factory object in your library, see KLibFactory. This factory is only used to construct the menu object.
Finally, you also have to provide a desktop file describing your dynamic menu. The relevant entries are: Name, Comment, Icon and X-KDE-Library (which contains the library name without any extension). This desktop file has to be installed in $KDEDIR/share/apps/kicker/menuext/.
| KPanelMenu (QWidget *parent=0, const char *name=0)
| KPanelMenu |
Construct a KPanelMenu object. This is the normal constructor to use when building extrernal menu entries.
| KPanelMenu (const QString &startDir, QWidget *parent=0, const char *name=0)
| KPanelMenu |
Constructor used internally by Kicker. You don't really want to use it.
Parameters:
| startDir | a directory to associate with this menu |
See also: path(), setPath()
| ~KPanelMenu ()
| ~KPanelMenu |
[virtual]
Destructor.
| const QString& path ()
| path |
[const]
Get the directory path associated with this menu, or QString::null if there's no such associated path.
Returns: the associated directory path
See also: setPath()
| void setPath (const QString &p)
| setPath |
Set a directory path to be associated with this menu.
Parameters:
| p | the directory path |
See also: path()
| bool initialized ()
| initialized |
[const]
Tell if the menu has been initialized, that is it already contains items. This is useful when you need to know if you have to clear the menu, or to fill it.
Returns: the initial state
See also: setInitialized(), initialize()
| void setInitialized (bool on)
| setInitialized |
Set the initial state. Set it to true when you menu is filled with the items you want.
Parameters:
| on | the initial state |
See also: initialized(), initialize()
| void disableAutoClear ()
| disableAutoClear |
Disable the automatic clearing of the menu. Kicker uses a cache system for its menus. After a specific configurable delay, the menu will be cleared. Use this function if you want to disable kicker's cache system, and avoid the clearing of your menu.
| void reinitialize ()
| reinitialize |
[slot]
Reinitialize the menu: the menu is first cleared, the initial state is set to false, and finally initialize() is called. Use this if you want to refill your menu.
| void slotAboutToShow ()
| slotAboutToShow |
[protected slots virtual slot]
This slot is called just before the menu is shown. This allows your menu to update itself if needed. However you should instead re-implement initialize to provide this feature. This function is responsible for the cache system handling, so if you re-implement it, you should call the base function also. Calls initialize().
See also: disableAutoClear()
| void slotExec (int id)
| slotExec |
[protected slots pure virtual slot]
This is slot is called when an item from the menu has been selected. Your applet is then supposed to perform some action. You must re-implement this function.
Parameters:
| id | the ID associated with the selected item |
| void initialize ()
| initialize |
[protected slots pure virtual slot]
This slots is called to initialize the menu. It is called automatically by slotAboutToShow(). By re-implementing this functions, you can reconstruct the menu before it is being shown. At the end of this function, you should call setInitialize() with true to tell the system that the menu is OK. You applet must re-implement this function.
See also: slotAboutToShow(), initialized(), setInitialized()
| void slotClear ()
| slotClear |
[protected slots slot]
Clears the menu, and update the initial state accordingly.
See also: initialized()
| void hideEvent (QHideEvent *ev)
| hideEvent |
[protected virtual]
Re-implemented for internal reasons.
| void init (const QString& path = QString::null)
| init |
[protected]
For internal use only. Used by constructors.
| void virtual_hook ( int id, void* data )
| virtual_hook |
[protected virtual]
Reimplemented from KPopupMenu.