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diff --git a/systemsettings/HACKING b/systemsettings/HACKING new file mode 100644 index 0000000..daabb88 --- /dev/null +++ b/systemsettings/HACKING @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +This is an overview of how the code is situated and a very brief overview of what the classes do. See the header files for a more indepth overview of what the classes do. + +-- System Settings classes -- + +mainwindow - The KMainWindow contains KActions, the stack of the iconlist and the current module(s) view. + +modulesview - The widget that is the icon view that users see when the first enter the app. +kcmsearch - Search widget that can search ModulesView and enable/disable items. + +modulesiconitem - The individual modules items. Used for loading enabled/disabled images and storing the list of modules acosiated with the item. + +kcmodulemenu - Class that reads in a freedesktop.org .menu file into a QValueList. + +kcmultiwidget - A basterdized kcmultidialog from kdelibs/kutil that provides info about the current shown dialog so the about dialog and caption can be updated and prompts for unsaved changes. + +-- INSTALL -- + +To install a new menu you have to install three files. + +(if you have debian, if you have another system use locate to determine where kde-system.* is installed and install in the same place. + +-/etc/xdg/menus/system-settings.menu +-/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/system-settings-merge.menu +-/usr/share/desktop-directories/system-settings.directory + +Also don't forget to install the ui file. +-/share/apps/systemsettings/systempreferencesui.rc +And the desktop file. +-share/applications/kde/systemsettings.desktop + +When you change (or install) any of the first three files make sure to run kbuildsycoca to re-generate the cache files or log out and back in. |