A target i have for Plasma in KDE 4.2 is to have a set of widgets that
\nintegrates nicely with the Plasma theme to be reused across multiple plasma
\napplets.<\/p>\n
We need this to minimize the amount of code required to write a fully
\nfunctional applet, and also we need them to be well integrated with the
\nPlasma theme, they must be as fast as possible and look as good as possible.
\nSo (at least for the most common widgets like the buttons) we need to
\nreimplement them as pure QGraphicsWidgets that will be SVG themed as the
\nother Plasma elements.<\/p>\n
Now i have mostly finished two widgets the first is a generic button with a
\nnice halo around it that appears with a fade in effect when the mouse pases
\nover it.<\/p>\n
The other widget i’m writing is a tabbar also SVG-themed. The first place where it will be used will be the weather applet as you can see in this beautiful<\/a> sneak peek by Nuno.<\/p>\n When the active tab
\nchanges it slides to the new one and also the page displayed changes with a
\nnice sliding animation. These two widgets for now lives in playground but i
\nhope to move them into the main trunk for general usage as soon as possible.
\nhere is a video that shows the animations of both the button and the tabbar,
\nthe last part of the video shows quick switching of tabs with the mouse wheel.<\/p>\n