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diff --git a/kicker/menuext/tom/TASKGROUPS b/kicker/menuext/tom/TASKGROUPS new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1aa1ed98 --- /dev/null +++ b/kicker/menuext/tom/TASKGROUPS @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Task Groups +=========== +Tasks are grouped into common families of functionality. These groups are then +stored in a standard KDE configuration file. The General category in the +config file defines the icon (Icon), user visible name (Name), the number +of tasks in the group (NumTasks) and optionally whether or not it is hidden +(Hidden). + +For each task there is a numbered section in the file in the form TaskN. Each +section contains the user visible name for the task (Name), the associated +.desktop file and optionally whether or not it is hidden (Hidden). + +An example file can be found below. + +Alternatives +============ +Alternative formats are possible, including making it more like the servicemenu +.desktop format or the new virtual menu freedesktop.org draft standard. Here are +the pros and cons of each of these options: + +servicemenu style: + o CONS: no extra flexibility, still have to do most checking manually + o PROS: familiar format + +virtual menu style: + o CONS: it's XML and that's way more trouble that we need to go through, and it + isn't really designed with this sort of menu in mind + o PROS: it's becoming a standard for desktop menus + + +Example +======= +[General] +Icon=konqueror +Name=Internet +NumTasks=3 +Hidden=true + +[Task0] +Name=Browse the web +DesktopFile=applications/konqbrowser.desktop + +[Task1] +Name=EMail +DesktopFile=Internet/KMail.desktop + +[Task2] +Name=VNC +DesktopFile=Internet/keystone.desktop |