]> The &kcheckgmail; Handbook Matthew Wlazlo
mwlazlo@gmail.com
Raphael Geissert
atomo64@gmail.com
2007-07-18 0.5.7 &kcheckgmail; is a simple KDE systray application that notifies when new email is received in a GMail account. KDE kcheckgmail Gmail notifier
Introduction Features Available in multiple languages eMail snippets DCOP interface to Google Mail Custom search Store password safely, using the KDE Wallet Customizable check interval Secure login and data retrieval by using https Installation How to obtain &kcheckgmail; Download the source package from http://kcheckgmail.sourceforge.net/ and extract. Requirements &kcheckgmail; 0.5.7 has only been tested with KDE 3.5.x but it might also work with older versions. Since version 0.5.7 &kcheckgmail; requires the usage of unsermake instead of make. Check the unsermake wiki for more information. Compilation and Installation Compiling &kcheckgmail; is very easy. The following should do it: % ./configure % unsermake % unsermake install That should do it! Should you run into any problems, please report them to the author Using &kcheckgmail; Using &kcheckgmail;'s interface &kcheckgmail; is an intuitive and simple to use application. If you have any question check the online FAQ. DCOP Interface Since version 0.5.7 &kcheckgmail; provides a more useful DCOP interface: % dcop kcheckgmail KCheckGmailIface int mailCount() void checkMailNow() void whereAmI() void showIcon() void hideIcon() QStringList getThreads() QString getThreadSubject(QString msgId) QString getThreadSender(QString msgId) QString getThreadSnippet(QString msgId) QStringList getThreadAttachments(QString msgId) bool isNewThread(QString msgId) QMap<QString,unsigned int> getLabels() QString getGaiaName() DCOP Interface methods mailCount: The number of unread messages (depends on the search query being used). checkMailNow: Makes &kcheckgmail; check for new emails. whereAmI: Displays a window displaying &kcheckgmail;'s location. showIcon: Show &kcheckgmail;'s icon. hideIcon: Hide &kcheckgmail;'s icon. getThreads: Returns a QStringList containing the msgId which &kcheckgmail; knows about. getThreadSubject: Returns the subject of a message with the given msgId. getThreadSender: Returns the sender of a message with the given msgId. getThreadSnippet: Returns the snippet of a message with the given msgId. getThreadAttachments: Returns a QStringList containing the attachment names of a message with the given msgId. isNewThread: Returns whether the a message with the given msgId is unread or not. getLabels: Returns a map with the keys being the label names and the values the number of unread messages. getGaiaName: Returns the Gaia Name (name of the owner of the account). &documentation.index;