Hi there,
Is there a way to make this konqueror service menu work in Dolphin:
Original .desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
Name=kdiff-ext
Comment=
Icon=de
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin,inode/directory,application/octet-stream
X-KDE-Library=kdiff_ext

I did place the file in ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/ServiceMenus.
I tried to modify the .desktop file to better suit dolphin but it still does not work:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=application/octet-stream;inode/directory
X-KDE-Library=kdiff_ext
Name=kdiff-ext
Comment=
Icon=de


I searched for any example of a dolphin service menu implemented in a shared library, in vain. Is that possible? Does dolphin support service menu actions implemented in a library? If so how?

For more context info, I was trying to make an arch linux package for installing kdiff-ext (http://diff-ext.sourceforge.net/) on my system.

Thanks for any help.

The problem here is a misunderstanding.
This is not a Konqueror Service Menu but a Konqueror Plugin.

A service menu basically is an entry or menu which performs its task by executing a command or tool.
A plugin is something that is loaded into the host application and then perform its tasks from within this host.

I am not sure if Dolphin supports Konqueror popup menu plugins, but if it does it will most likely look for them in the same place as Konqueror would which is ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR} itself.

Cheers,
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Yes, you're right, the proper question is

Does dolphin support konqueror popup menu plugins?

It looks like these are the main source files to consider:
(1) http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase ... iew=markup
(2) http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase ... iew=markup
I'm no KDE or C/C++ developer, but (2) doesn't seem to use or reference (1), so the answer to my question is probably no.
Could anyone more experienced in KDE development confirm this?

On a quick look it doesn't seem to reference service menus either, which it definitely supports.

So it could be hidden in some of the action related classes it uses or passed in from outside (there is a reference to custom actions).

My suggestion is to contact the plugin author and ask them to contact either Dolphin's maintainer Peter Penz or the KDE file manager development list (kfm-devel@kde.org).
There could be an easy way to use the same plugin for Konqueror and Dolphin or an easy way to create two plugin libraries from the same code base.

Cheers,
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fmjrey wrote:Does dolphin support konqueror popup menu plugins?

I'm not sure, but if it does: not as extensively as konqueror itself. I'm using Kmess for my instant messaging needs, and that program inclucdes a konqueror plugin to easily send files to my contacts.

The plugin works fine: in Konqueror and folderviews, but NOT dolphin.

Dolphin does not support menu plugins as far as I know, but it does support service menus.

Ok I've added a new feature request for further tracking and voting:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250611