plexydesk 0.5

PlexyDesk is a modular Desktop extension fully powered by Nokia Qt Framework.

PlexyDesk lets you customize your Desktop with QML and it's C API.

Apart from this, PlexyDesk also lets you make theme packs (Skins) for your desktop using QML and share it with everyone

PlexyDesk Currently supports the following features:

Change your desktop wallpaper by dragging and dropping any image you like from your file manager

Fully supports Qt QML

Provides support for Qt/3D

PlexyDesk widgets can be programmed with shader programs (GLSL).

API for writing data models, and C widget plugins

Dbus api for changing the wallpaper on Linux

Various Utility widgets (like a Clock, File browser, and Photo Frame).

PlexyDesk Depends on Qt4.7 or above and we currently use the following Qt Modules:

QtCore - for File system access and plugin API

QtGUI - we mostly use QGraphicsView

QtOpenGL - to run plexydesk in hardware accelerated mode

QtNetwork - for network access and data plugins

QtSVG - for C widgets

QtDeclarative - For QML support

QtWebkit - to run Apple Widgets on Mac

QtXML and QtXmlPatterns - for XML processing

QtTest - for Test cases

QtDBus - for interprocess communication needs