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Plasma Namespace Reference

from PyKDE4.plasma.Plasma import *

Detailed Description

@headerfile plasma/windoweffect.h <Plasma/WindowEffect>

Class Index

  A  Dialog (Plasma)   RunnerScript (Plasma)   
AbstractDialogManager (Plasma)     E  RunnerSyntax (Plasma)   
AbstractRunner (Plasma)   Extender (Plasma)     S  
AbstractToolBox (Plasma)   ExtenderGroup (Plasma)   ScriptEngine (Plasma)   
AccessAppletJob (Plasma)   ExtenderItem (Plasma)   ScrollBar (Plasma)   
AccessManager (Plasma)     F  ScrollWidget (Plasma)   
Animation (Plasma)   FlashingLabel (Plasma)   Separator (Plasma)   
AnimationDriver (Plasma)   Frame (Plasma)   Service (Plasma)   
Animator (Plasma)   FrameSvg (Plasma)   ServiceAccessJob (Plasma)   
Applet (Plasma)     G  ServiceJob (Plasma)   
AppletProtectedThunk (Plasma)   GLApplet (Plasma)   SignalPlotter (Plasma)   
AppletScript (Plasma)   GroupBox (Plasma)   Slider (Plasma)   
AuthorizationInterface (Plasma)     I  SpinBox (Plasma)   
AuthorizationManager (Plasma)   IconWidget (Plasma)   StyleOption (Plasma.Containment)   
AuthorizationRule (Plasma)   ItemBackground (Plasma)   Svg (Plasma)   
  B    L  SvgWidget (Plasma)   
BusyWidget (Plasma)   Label (Plasma)     T  
  C  LineEdit (Plasma)   TabBar (Plasma)   
CheckBox (Plasma)     M  TextBrowser (Plasma)   
ClientPinRequest (Plasma)   Meter (Plasma)   TextEdit (Plasma)   
ComboBox (Plasma)     P  Theme (Plasma)   
ConfigLoader (Plasma)   Package (Plasma)   ToolButton (Plasma)   
Containment (Plasma)   PackageMetadata (Plasma)   ToolTipContent (Plasma)   
ContainmentActions (Plasma)   PackageStructure (Plasma)   ToolTipManager (Plasma)   
ContainmentActionsPluginsConfig (Plasma)   PlotColor (Plasma)   TreeView (Plasma)   
Context (Plasma)   PopupApplet (Plasma)     V  
Corona (Plasma)   PushButton (Plasma)   VideoWidget (Plasma)   
  D    Q  View (Plasma)   
DataContainer (Plasma)   QueryMatch (Plasma)     W  
DataEngine (Plasma)     R  Wallpaper (Plasma)   
DataEngineManager (Plasma)   RadioButton (Plasma)   WallpaperScript (Plasma)   
DataEngineScript (Plasma)   RunnerContext (Plasma)   WebView (Plasma)   
Delegate (Plasma)   RunnerManager (Plasma)   

Enumerations

AnnouncementMethod { NoAnnouncement, ZeroconfAnnouncement }
AspectRatioMode { InvalidAspectRatioMode, IgnoreAspectRatio, KeepAspectRatio, Square, ConstrainedSquare, FixedSize }
ComponentType { AppletComponent, DataEngineComponent, RunnerComponent, AnimatorComponent, ContainmentComponent, WallpaperComponent }
Constraint { NoConstraint, FormFactorConstraint, LocationConstraint, ScreenConstraint, SizeConstraint, ImmutableConstraint, StartupCompletedConstraint, ContextConstraint, PopupConstraint, AllConstraints }
Direction { Down, Up, Left, Right }
FlipDirection { NoFlip, HorizontalFlip, VerticalFlip }
FormFactor { Planar, MediaCenter, Horizontal, Vertical }
ImmutabilityType { Mutable, UserImmutable, SystemImmutable }
IntervalAlignment { NoAlignment, AlignToMinute, AlignToHour }
ItemStatus { UnknownStatus, PassiveStatus, ActiveStatus, NeedsAttentionStatus, AcceptingInputStatus }
ItemTypes { AppletType, LineEditType }
Location { Floating, Desktop, FullScreen, TopEdge, BottomEdge, LeftEdge, RightEdge }
MarginEdge { TopMargin, BottomMargin, LeftMargin, RightMargin }
MessageButton { ButtonNone, ButtonOk, ButtonYes, ButtonNo, ButtonCancel }
PopupPlacement { FloatingPopup, TopPosedLeftAlignedPopup, TopPosedRightAlignedPopup, LeftPosedTopAlignedPopup, LeftPosedBottomAlignedPopup, BottomPosedLeftAlignedPopup, BottomPosedRightAlignedPopup, RightPosedTopAlignedPopup, RightPosedBottomAlignedPopup }
Position { LeftPositioned, RightPositioned, TopPositioned, BottomPositioned, CenterPositioned }
TrustLevel { InvalidCredentials, UnknownCredentials, ValidCredentials, TrustedCredentials, UltimateCredentials }
ZoomDirection { ZoomIn, ZoomOut }
ZoomLevel { DesktopZoom, GroupZoom, OverviewZoom }

Functions

[QAction] actionsFromMenu (QMenu menu, QString prefix=QString(), QObject parent=0)
bool isPluginVersionCompatible (long version)
QStringList knownLanguages (Plasma.ComponentTypes types)
Plasma.AppletScript loadScriptEngine (QString language, Plasma.Applet applet)
Plasma.DataEngineScript loadScriptEngine (QString language, Plasma.DataEngine dataEngine)
Plasma.RunnerScript loadScriptEngine (QString language, Plasma.AbstractRunner runner)
Plasma.WallpaperScript loadScriptEngine (QString language, Plasma.Wallpaper wallpaper)
Plasma.Direction locationToDirection (Plasma.Location location)
Plasma.Direction locationToInverseDirection (Plasma.Location location)
KSharedPtr packageStructure (QString language, Plasma.ComponentType type)
float scalingFactor (Plasma.ZoomLevel level)
long version ()
long versionMajor ()
long versionMinor ()
long versionRelease ()
QString versionString ()
QGraphicsView viewFor (QGraphicsItem item)

Enumeration Documentation

AnnouncementMethod
Enumerator:
NoAnnouncement = 0
ZeroconfAnnouncement = 1

AspectRatioMode

Defines the aspect ratio used when scaling an applet

Enumerator:
InvalidAspectRatioMode = -1
IgnoreAspectRatio = 0
KeepAspectRatio = 1
Square = 2
ConstrainedSquare = 3
FixedSize = 4

ComponentType

The ComonentType enumeration refers to the various types of components, or plugins, supported by plasma.

Enumerator:
AppletComponent = 1
DataEngineComponent = 2
RunnerComponent = 4
AnimatorComponent = 8
ContainmentComponent = 16
WallpaperComponent = 32

Constraint

The Constraint enumeration lists the various constraints that Plasma objects have managed for them and which they may wish to react to, for instance in Applet.constraintsUpdated

Enumerator:
NoConstraint = 0
FormFactorConstraint = 1
LocationConstraint = 2
ScreenConstraint = 4
SizeConstraint = 8
ImmutableConstraint = 16
StartupCompletedConstraint = 32
ContextConstraint = 64
PopupConstraint = 128
AllConstraints = FormFactorConstraint|LocationConstraint|ScreenConstraint|SizeConstraint|ImmutableConstraint|ContextConstraint|PopupConstraint

Direction

The Direction enumeration describes in which direction, relative to the Applet (and its managing container), popup menus, expanders, balloons, message boxes, arrows and other such visually associated widgets should appear in. This is usually the oposite of the Location.

Enumerator:
Down = 0
Up 
Left 
Right 

FlipDirection

Flip enumeration

Enumerator:
NoFlip = 0
HorizontalFlip = 1
VerticalFlip = 2

FormFactor

The FormFactor enumeration describes how a Plasma.Applet should arrange itself. The value is derived from the container managing the Applet (e.g. in Plasma, a Corona on the desktop or on a panel).

Enumerator:
Planar = 0
MediaCenter 
Horizontal 
Vertical 

ImmutabilityType

Defines the immutability of items like applets, corona and containments they can be free to modify, locked down by the user or locked down by the system (e.g. kiosk setups).

Enumerator:
Mutable = 1
UserImmutable = 2
SystemImmutable = 4

IntervalAlignment

Possible timing alignments

Enumerator:
NoAlignment = 0
AlignToMinute 
AlignToHour 

ItemStatus

Status of an applet

Since:
4.3

Enumerator:
UnknownStatus = 0
PassiveStatus = 1
ActiveStatus = 2
NeedsAttentionStatus = 3
AcceptingInputStatus = 4

ItemTypes
Enumerator:
AppletType = QGraphicsItem::UserType+1
LineEditType = QGraphicsItem::UserType+2

Location

The Location enumeration describes where on screen an element, such as an Applet or its managing container, is positioned on the screen.

Enumerator:
Floating = 0
Desktop 
FullScreen 
TopEdge 
BottomEdge 
LeftEdge 
RightEdge 

MarginEdge
Enumerator:
TopMargin = 0
BottomMargin 
LeftMargin 
RightMargin 

MessageButton
Enumerator:
ButtonNone = 0
ButtonOk = 1
ButtonYes = 2
ButtonNo = 4
ButtonCancel = 8

PopupPlacement

The popup position enumeration relatively to his attached widget

Enumerator:
FloatingPopup = 0
TopPosedLeftAlignedPopup 
TopPosedRightAlignedPopup 
LeftPosedTopAlignedPopup 
LeftPosedBottomAlignedPopup 
BottomPosedLeftAlignedPopup 
BottomPosedRightAlignedPopup 
RightPosedTopAlignedPopup 
RightPosedBottomAlignedPopup 

Position

The position enumeration

Enumerator:
LeftPositioned 
RightPositioned 
TopPositioned 
BottomPositioned 
CenterPositioned 

TrustLevel
Enumerator:
InvalidCredentials = 0
UnknownCredentials = 1
ValidCredentials = 2
TrustedCredentials = 3
UltimateCredentials = 4

ZoomDirection

The direction of a zoom action.

Enumerator:
ZoomIn = 0
ZoomOut = 1

ZoomLevel

Zoom levels that Plasma is aware of...

Enumerator:
DesktopZoom = 0
GroupZoom 
OverviewZoom 


Function Documentation

[QAction] actionsFromMenu ( QMenu  menu,
QString  prefix=QString(),
QObject  parent=0
)

Returns a list of all actions in the given QMenu This method flattens the hierarchy of the menu by prefixing the text of all actions in a submenu with the submenu title.

Parameters:
menu  the QMenu storing the actions
prefix  text to display before the text of all actions in the menu
parent  QObject to be passed as parent of all the actions in the list

Since:
4.4

bool isPluginVersionCompatible ( long  version
)

Verifies that a plugin is compatible with plasma

QStringList knownLanguages ( Plasma.ComponentTypes  types
)

@arg types a set of ComponentTypes flags for which to look up the language support for

Returns:
a list of all supported languages for the given type(s).

Plasma.AppletScript loadScriptEngine ( QString  language,
Plasma.Applet  applet
)

Loads an Wallpaper script engine for the given language.

Parameters:
language  the language to load for
runner  the Plasma.Wallpaper for this script

Returns:
pointer to the RunnerScript or 0 on failure; the caller is responsible for the return object which will be parented to the Wallpaper

Plasma.DataEngineScript loadScriptEngine ( QString  language,
Plasma.DataEngine  dataEngine
)

Loads an Wallpaper script engine for the given language.

Parameters:
language  the language to load for
runner  the Plasma.Wallpaper for this script

Returns:
pointer to the RunnerScript or 0 on failure; the caller is responsible for the return object which will be parented to the Wallpaper

Plasma.RunnerScript loadScriptEngine ( QString  language,
Plasma.AbstractRunner  runner
)

Loads an Wallpaper script engine for the given language.

Parameters:
language  the language to load for
runner  the Plasma.Wallpaper for this script

Returns:
pointer to the RunnerScript or 0 on failure; the caller is responsible for the return object which will be parented to the Wallpaper

Plasma.WallpaperScript loadScriptEngine ( QString  language,
Plasma.Wallpaper  wallpaper
)

Loads an Wallpaper script engine for the given language.

Parameters:
language  the language to load for
runner  the Plasma.Wallpaper for this script

Returns:
pointer to the RunnerScript or 0 on failure; the caller is responsible for the return object which will be parented to the Wallpaper

Plasma.Direction locationToDirection ( Plasma.Location  location
)

Converts a location to a direction. Handy for figuring out which way to send a popup based on location or to point arrows and other directional items.

Parameters:
location  the location of the container the element will appear in

Returns:
the visual direction the element should be oriented in

Plasma.Direction locationToInverseDirection ( Plasma.Location  location
)

Converts a location to the direction facing it. Handy for figuring out which way to collapse a popup or to point arrows at the item itself.

Parameters:
location  the location of the container the element will appear in

Returns:
the visual direction the element should be oriented in

KSharedPtr packageStructure ( QString  language,
Plasma.ComponentType  type
)

Loads an appropriate PackageStructure for the given language and type

Parameters:
language  the language to load the PackageStructure for
type  the component type

Returns:
a guarded PackageStructure pointer

float scalingFactor ( Plasma.ZoomLevel  level
)

Returns:
the scaling factor (0..1) for a ZoomLevel

long version (   )

The runtime version of libplasma

long versionMajor (   )

The runtime major version of libplasma

long versionMinor (   )

The runtime major version of libplasma

long versionRelease (   )

The runtime major version of libplasma

QString versionString (   )

The runtime version string of libplasma

QGraphicsView viewFor ( QGraphicsItem  item
)

Returns the most appropriate QGraphicsView for the item.

@arg item the QGraphicsItem to locate a view for

Returns:
pointer to a view, or 0 if none was found

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