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PLASMA
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The applications and plugins that provide the panels/desktop/dashboard parts of
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the primary user interface for the KDE Plasma workspaces (Plasma Desktop, Netbook, etc).
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Much of the functionality is provided by libplasma, which is found in kdelibs/plasma/.
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For more information, please visit the Plasma website at http://plasma.kde.org.
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Directory Structure
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Each top level directory denotes which workspace (desktop, netbook, screensaver, etc.)
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the components within it apply to. There is a directory named "generic" for components
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that do not apply to a specific workspace.
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Within each of these top level directories, the following hierarchy exists:
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applets: Applets (aka "plasmoids" or "widgets") that are considered central
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to the workspace in question
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containments: Standard containment objects that provide management for the
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Plasma contents shown on panels, desktops, screensavers, etc.
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dataengines: DataEngines considered generally useful; more specific/niche
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DataEngines can be found in kdeplasma-addons or extragear/plasma/
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runners: Provides matches to queries; used by KRunner, Kickoff, others
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shell(s): The application(s) that provide the Plasma viewing environment
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for a given workspace / formfactor. They also provide
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implementations of dialog placement, screen geometry, remote
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widget notifications, access request UI, containment
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management UI, etc. Essentially all the framework pieces needed
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to provide appropriate rendering of an environment for a given
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form factor or target device.
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containmentactions: Plugins that provide actions for context menus and other input
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triggered action sets
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In addition to the above, the generic directory also contains:
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wallpapers: Background rendering plugins for containments
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scriptengines: Glue between libplasma and APIs provided via dynamic languages or
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3rd party systems; note that the Javascript scriptengines
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tools: useful applications for working with Plasma apps, including:
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* engineexplorer: a graphical utility to examine engines
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* wallpaperviewer: a tool to view Plasma wallpaper plugins
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* plasmoidviewer: a viewer for individual Plasma applets,
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particularly useful for edevel and debugging
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KDE Base Runtime
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A number of important components live in the kdebase-runtime package in the plasma/
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directory, including:
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* The javascript ScriptEngines for Plasmoids, DataEngines and Runners
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* plasmapkg: Installs, removes and lists plasma packages
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* remotewidgetshelper: a small help tool for Plasma applets that are remoted over
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the network
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The default SVG themes also exist in kdebase-runtime under desktopthemes/
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