Re: [Deskbar] Handler preferences

["Jaime Frutos Morales" <acidborg gmail com>]

What I need is just a preference dialog with 2 checkboxes. I know that
the values can be stored using gconf, but can a developed-designed
dialog be shown to the user using the "More.." button?

2006/8/3, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <mikkel kamstrup gmail com>:
> 2006/8/3, Jaime Frutos Morales <acidborg gmail com>:
>
> > Hi, I'm new to this list.
> >
> > I'm developing some handlers for deskbar-applet like the Spanish
> > dictionary handler [1]. When I'm writting a handler, I sometimes need
> > the user to set some minimum preferences, but I don't know if
> > deskbar-applet allow handlers to have their own preferences.
> >
> > I haven't seen any handler with its own preferences, so I wonder if it
> > is possible to show a dialog where handlers are choosen to set the
> > handler's preferences.
>
>
> There are a few. Some just pop up dialogs, but some also have their own
> prefs. The GMail handler fx. have its own prefs stored in gconf. Others fx.
> beagle-live pops up a dialog if beagled isn't running. Google-live checks
> for some specific files and pops up a dialog if they are not found.
>
> When I say "pops up a dialog", I mean that the "More..." button in the
> handler list becomes available, and clicking that, pops up the dialog.
>
> Cheers,
> Mikkel


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