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Plasma is the name of the new desktop planned to replace KDesktop in KDE4. You can think it is a union of [http://netdragon.sf.net SuperKaramba] and KDesktop. But it's more. It's a whole concept of functionality and beauty.


It's implementation is based on the Qt [http://doc.trolltech.com/graphicsview.html Graphics View Framework] introduced in Qt 4.2.
Plasma is the name of the new desktop which replaced KDesktop in KDE4. You may think that it is a union of [http://netdragon.sf.net SuperKaramba] and KDesktop, but it's more. It's a whole concept of functionality and beauty.
 
Its implementation is based on the Qt Graphics View Framework introduced in Qt 4.2.


From a developer point of view there are some classes in libplasma who play central roles.
From a developer point of view there are some classes in libplasma who play central roles.


* '''Corona''': extends [http://doc.trolltech.com/qgraphicsscene.html QGraphicsScene] and provides functionality for adding applets and karamba themes.
* '''Corona''': extends {{qt|QGraphicsScene}} and provides functionality for adding applets and karamba themes.
* '''Widget''': extends [http://doc.trolltech.com/qgraphicsitem.html QGraphicsItem] and works as simple elements in the desktop. There are some built-in in libplasma as icons or buttons.
* '''Widget''': extends {{qt|QGraphicsItem}} and works as simple elements in the desktop. There are some built-in in libplasma as icons or buttons.
* '''Applet''': extends Widget and implements sophisticated functionality as rss display, a clock or system monitoring.
* '''Applet''': extends Widget and implements sophisticated functionality as rss display, a clock or system monitoring.
* '''DataEngine''': The common use of a DataEngine is to provide data to a applet for display. This allows a user interface elements to show all sorts of data.
* '''DataEngine''': The common use of a DataEngine is to provide data to an applet for display. This allows a user interface elements to show all sorts of data.


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* [http://plasma.kde.org Plasma homesite]
* [http://community.kde.org/Plasma Plasma community page]
* [http://api.kde.org/4.0-api/kdebase-apidocs/workspace/plasma/html/index.html Plasma API]
* [http://plasma.kde.org Plasma homepage]
* [http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma Plasma techbase page]
* [http://api.kde.org/4.0-api/kdebase-workspace-apidocs/libs/plasma/html/index.html API]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 9 February 2018

Plasma is the name of the new desktop which replaced KDesktop in KDE4. You may think that it is a union of SuperKaramba and KDesktop, but it's more. It's a whole concept of functionality and beauty.

Its implementation is based on the Qt Graphics View Framework introduced in Qt 4.2.

From a developer point of view there are some classes in libplasma who play central roles.

  • Corona: extends QGraphicsScene and provides functionality for adding applets and karamba themes.
  • Widget: extends QGraphicsItem and works as simple elements in the desktop. There are some built-in in libplasma as icons or buttons.
  • Applet: extends Widget and implements sophisticated functionality as rss display, a clock or system monitoring.
  • DataEngine: The common use of a DataEngine is to provide data to an applet for display. This allows a user interface elements to show all sorts of data.

Further reading