Comments on: Getting Ruby Plasmoids up and running in KDE 4.1 (on Kubuntu) http://www.theirishpenguin.com/2008/08/02/getting-ruby-plasmoids-up-and-running-in-kde-41-on-kubuntu/ When Tux walks in, Irish eyes are smiling... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: theirishpenguin http://www.theirishpenguin.com/2008/08/02/getting-ruby-plasmoids-up-and-running-in-kde-41-on-kubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-755 theirishpenguin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:12:18 +0000 http://www.theirishpenguin.com/?p=76#comment-755 Just a quick update. I've been talking to good folks on the kde-bindings mailing list which handles the Ruby bindings and the problem seems to that an issue arose with the some of the bindings which means that this tutorial will now not work. Basically, I think a regression error crept into the codebase which caused this problem. It should be fixed in the next desktop release - KDE 4.1.1. Just a quick update. I’ve been talking to good folks on the kde-bindings mailing list which handles the Ruby bindings and the problem seems to that an issue arose with the some of the bindings which means that this tutorial will now not work. Basically, I think a regression error crept into the codebase which caused this problem. It should be fixed in the next desktop release - KDE 4.1.1.

]]> By: caffeine http://www.theirishpenguin.com/2008/08/02/getting-ruby-plasmoids-up-and-running-in-kde-41-on-kubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-753 caffeine Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:04:05 +0000 http://www.theirishpenguin.com/?p=76#comment-753 Hi there, I've been trying the same for a few hours today and im not much further. A small hint though: The line "findServiceByDesktopPath: not found" just means that the plasmoidviewer cannot find the applet, so basically even "plasmoidviewer test" should give you the same result. I am not able to actually get rid of the error yet but there a few things which should get you closer to the destination: "set(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/services/) set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/)" should instead be (at least on debian lenny with kde 4.1): "set(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/share/kde4/services/) set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/share/kde4/apps/)" and the .desktop file should actually have a name in the form of "plasma-applet-anynamehere.desktop" and the calle to the plasmoidviewer should then be: "plasmoidviewer anynamehere". At least this is how it works with the existing applets. This link seems to explain a better way to use Ruby and Plasma, by the way, which involves importing it from the plasmoid-add-widget menu thing. I'm not making any big steps forward with that approach either though: http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3560 So to sum it up, the problem is hard to track and I have no idea where to go now. I will check any missing dependencies next and try to dive more into the general plasmoid architecture (Only in an installing way ;-) ) Hang in there and good night! Hi there,

I’ve been trying the same for a few hours today and im not much further. A small hint though:

The line “findServiceByDesktopPath: not found” just means that the plasmoidviewer cannot find the applet, so basically even “plasmoidviewer test” should give you the same result.

I am not able to actually get rid of the error yet but there a few things which should get you closer to the destination:

“set(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/services/)
set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/)”

should instead be (at least on debian lenny with kde 4.1):

“set(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/share/kde4/services/)
set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR /usr/lib/share/kde4/apps/)”

and the .desktop file should actually have a name in the form of “plasma-applet-anynamehere.desktop” and the calle to the plasmoidviewer should then be: “plasmoidviewer anynamehere”. At least this is how it works with the existing applets.

This link seems to explain a better way to use Ruby and Plasma, by the way, which involves importing it from the plasmoid-add-widget menu thing. I’m not making any big steps forward with that approach either though:

http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3560

So to sum it up, the problem is hard to track and I have no idea where to go now. I will check any missing dependencies next and try to dive more into the general plasmoid architecture (Only in an installing way ;-) )

Hang in there and good night!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.theirishpenguin.com/2008/08/02/getting-ruby-plasmoids-up-and-running-in-kde-41-on-kubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Ryan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.theirishpenguin.com/?p=76#comment-684 I didn't get much further, but when I run "kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental", "Ruby Web Browser" shows up in my Add Widgets dialog. It doesn't work though. I didn’t get much further, but when I run “kbuildsycoca4 –noincremental”, “Ruby Web Browser” shows up in my Add Widgets dialog. It doesn’t work though.

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