| Panel Applet Library Reference Manual |
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Since an applet is a bonobo component, you must write a .server file so that the bonobo activation daemon is aware that your component exists and how to activate it. Copy and paste is your friend here ...
<oaf_info>
<oaf_server iid="OAFIID:My_HelloApplet_Factory" type="exe"
location="test-bonobo-applet">
<oaf_attribute name="repo_ids" type="stringv">
<item value="IDL:Bonobo/GenericFactory:1.0"/>
<item value="IDL:Bonobo/Unknown:1.0"/>
</oaf_attribute>
<oaf_attribute name="name" type="string" value="Hello World Applet Factory"/>
<oaf_attribute name="description" type="string" value="My first applet factory"/>
</oaf_server>
<oaf_server iid="OAFIID:My_HelloApplet" type="factory"
location="OAFIID:My_HelloApplet_Factory">
<oaf_attribute name="repo_ids" type="stringv">
<item value="IDL:GNOME/Vertigo/PanelAppletShell:1.0"/>
<item value="IDL:Bonobo/Control:1.0"/>
<item value="IDL:Bonobo/Unknown:1.0"/>
</oaf_attribute>
<oaf_attribute name="name" type="string" value="Hello World Applet"/>
<oaf_attribute name="description" type="string" value="My first applet for the GNOME2 panel"/>
<oaf_attribute name="panel:category" type="string" value="Amusements"/>
<oaf_attribute name="panel:icon" type="string" value="gnome-applets.png"/>
</oaf_server>
</oaf_info>
Probably the most important thing to note here is that, unlike .server files for other bonobo components, applet .server files contain two special attributes - 'panel:category' and 'panel:icon'. Both are used by the panel to display an entry for the applet in the 'Add to Panel' menu.
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