[PyKDE] KControl Modules II

[Simon Edwards]

Hello all,

The last we touched this issue we were kind of stuck with python kcontrol 
modules kind of working except when you have more than one python module. 
Trying to run a second python module in the same process (kcontrol) runs into 
disaster. (just doesn't work). Is this correct summary of the current 
situation?

Now, what is interesting in kcontrol is that when you run a root-only module 
by clicking on the "Administrator Mode" button the module is then started up 
outside kcontrol (using kcmshell I think) in a separate process and the 
contents of the module are then embedded in the kcontrol window. To the user 
it looks all normal, but under the surface the module is running in its own 
process.

Could this same approach be used to run python modules in kcontrol? (Instead 
of having an "Administrator Mode" button, python modules would have to be 
always started out-of-process and then embedded. Yes, kcontrol would have to 
modified a little bit.) I'm fairly sure that it can, but I want to ask you 
guys too just to be safe.

I've been helping out with the "KDE on Debian" project lately and being able 
to write modules in python is highly desired capability to say the least. :)

cheers,

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