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== Plasmoid Types ==
== Applet,PopupApplet and Containment ==
There are three types of plasmoid. applet, popup applet and containment

=== <tt>metadata.desktop</tt> ===
<code ini>
ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet
</code>

To make a popup type plasmoid we need to have 
<code ini>
ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet,Plasma/PopupApplet
</code>

Then set the icon for plasmoid 
<code javascript>
Component.onCompleted: {
    plasmoid.popupIcon=QIcon("whatever")
}
</code>