[Panel-devel] Top level applets

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Thursday 07 June 2007, Tim Beaulen wrote:
> I want to create an applet that shows debug messages from my program and I
> want the applet to be on top of every other window (when I choose it to
> be).

cool

> Is this possible with Plasma?
> As far as I understand it, the applets are added to Corona, a
> QGraphicsScene. So all applets are hidden behind windows.
> Or is there a toplevel layer too?

yes, also a corona. to you (the plasmoid developer) it won't look any 
different from the dekstop layer.

we don't have the panels, dashboard or floating layers yet simply because:

a) there is more framework to finish out, so i'm concentrating on that
b) nobody else has beat me to it yet ;)

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