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Task Groups
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Tasks are grouped into common families of functionality. These groups are then
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stored in a standard KDE configuration file. The General category in the
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config file defines the icon (Icon), user visible name (Name), the number
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of tasks in the group (NumTasks) and optionally whether or not it is hidden
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(Hidden).
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For each task there is a numbered section in the file in the form TaskN. Each
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section tqcontains the user visible name for the task (Name), the associated
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.desktop file and optionally whether or not it is hidden (Hidden).
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An example file can be found below.
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Alternatives
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Alternative formats are possible, including making it more like the servicemenu
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.desktop format or the new virtual menu freedesktop.org draft standard. Here are
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the pros and cons of each of these options:
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servicemenu style:
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o CONS: no extra flexibility, still have to do most checking manually
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o PROS: familiar format
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virtual menu style:
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o CONS: it's XML and that's way more trouble that we need to go through, and it
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isn't really designed with this sort of menu in mind
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o PROS: it's becoming a standard for desktop menus
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Example
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[General]
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Icon=konqueror
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Name=Internet
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NumTasks=3
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Hidden=true
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[Task0]
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Name=Browse the web
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DesktopFile=applications/konqbrowser.desktop
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[Task1]
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Name=EMail
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DesktopFile=Internet/KMail.desktop
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[Task2]
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Name=VNC
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DesktopFile=Internet/keystone.desktop
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