Panel Applet Reference Manual: Panel Applet Reference Manual

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This document is for the Panel Applet library, version 3.28.0. The latest version of this documentation can be found on-line at https://developer.gnome.org/libpanel-applet/unstable/.

I. Panel Applet Library Overview

II. Getting Started with the Panel Applet library

Introduction

Applet Registration

Panel Applet Files
Applet Types
Applet Factory

Applet Instances

Hello World Example

Using a Context Menu

Guidelines for Context Menu
Setting Up the Menu

Per Instance Settings

Applet Registration, Installation and Build System

Panel Applet File Syntax

Panel Applet File Example
File Format and well known Fields
Installation

Out-of-Process vs In-Process

Build system

Configure
Makefiles

Proper Integration with the Panel

Writing an applet in languages other than C

III. Porting older Applets

Porting to a D-Bus-based Applet

Introduction

Removing LibBonobo factory

Migrating Service file to Panel Applet File

Migrating LibBonobo menus to GAction

Porting Applets from Panel Applet Library 4.0

IV. API Reference

Panel Applet — a widget embedded in a panel.
Panel Applet Factory — the factory that will create applets.

Object Hierarchy

Index of deprecated API

Index of new symbols in 3.4

Index of new symbols in 3.18

Index of new symbols in 3.22

Annotation Glossary