Settings for pure QML applet

[Jan Grulich]

> On Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:45:22 Jan Grulich wrote:
> > Dne 1.5.2013 11:11, Sebastian Kügler napsal(a):
> > > Hi Jan,
> > > 
> > > On Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:58:28 Jan Grulich wrote:
> > >> is there any other option how to add settings for pure QML applet? I've
> > >> found only KConfigXT where I can't use custom widgets or I can load
> > >> KCModule to applet settings but this configuration is not saved in
> > >> plasma-desktop-appletsrc file and then I can't use plasmoid.readEntry()
> > >> in
> > >> QML.
> > > 
> > > KConfigXt (and what you describe) is the only way to do it in Plasma1.
> > > 
> > > In Plasma2, you can add a config.qml, which holds the configuration.
> > > 
> > > If you want to prepare for Plasma2, you can do the configuration in QML,
> > > and add a button to open it, for example in a PlasmaComponents.Dialog, or
> > > you'll have to do a C++ appplet.
> > 
> > Maybe something like this may solve my problem. I can create custom C++ 
> > widget and expand it to QML and then open it in PlasmaComponents.Dialog. 

> How do you mean "Write custom C++ wigdet and expand it to QML"?

Like we have with the traffic monitor in plasma-nm. It's QWidget written in C++ and expanded as QML plugin via qmlRegistertype().

> > The second thing I need is saving QStringList via plasmoid.writeEntry() 
> > in QML and I don't know if this is possible. I know that it's possible 
> > in C++ but in QML I have to pass it through variant. Do you think that 
> > it's possible? Thanks

> Sure. Did you try it, what problem were you running into?

No, I didn't try it because I didn't know how to use my own widget in applet settings. 

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