AeroShell Gadgets

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Introduction

This repository contains (some) recreated Windows gadgets for use within AeroShell themes like AeroThemePlasma and VistaThemePlasma.

Installation

Required packages

Arch Linux: kunitconversion kholidays

Debian: libkf6unitconversion-dev libkf6holidays-dev

Fedora: kf6-kunitconversion-devel kf6-kholidays-devel

After installing the packages

1. Clone this repository
2. Go into the repository folder and run

$ bash install.sh

to install the plasmoids into ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/ automatically

3. Add any of the plasmoids into your desktop

Screenshots

Clock

Available styles:

Weather

Image slideshow

RSS Feeds

Notes

CPU

Credits

• WackyIdeas for adding a context menu, automatic text colorization, resizing support and doing bugfixes to the notes gadget.

TODO

• Improve the install guide
• Calendar
• Make the script also install the gadget icons
• Add more clock screenshots
• Add the missing clock styles