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Palazzo Ravizza – The breakfast of breads and meats were great. Fresh fruits and coffee were perfect. The view out the window was breathtaking and sunsets spectacular.
Driver from Florence Airport to Siena: Licio. Great. Hired through hotel.
Trattoria la Torre – Also no menu, just the owner Alberto. He told me what they had (in Italiano), I asked to see the menu, he replied, "I am the menu." Great picci pasta and raviolis both with bolognese.
Antica Osteria Divo – Best dinner in Siena. I had zucchini roll with mozzarella and pea cream, picci pasta with wild boar ragu, and a potato encrusted fish. All were amazing.
Siena Duomo Crypt – Inside there was an area that was newly excavated that was very cool.
Façade at Siena Duomo – We climbed to top and had an amazing view of Siena.
Piazza del Campo – It was great for people watching and photographs (day and night).
Medieval Streets – We just hiked the streets and every turn was a beautiful, picturesque, and quaint.
Gelato – We lined up at the busiest one and were not disappointed.
Chianti Wine Tour – It was half-day and hired through hotel. We went to Sant' Appiano where they gave us a 6 pour tasting with snacks. Their blends were delicious.
Tenuta Casanova – They made amazing truffle oil and a balsamic-type vinegar.
The driver of wine tour also took us to Monteriggioni Fortress and Castellina in Chianti for photo opportunities and a gelato stop.
Phrase I picked up:
Mi piace molto – I like it very much
City take away:
Everyone drinks from fountains, not water fountains but decorative ones in the towns' squares.
Hotel dei Macchiaioli – The best part of this hotel is its central location and very helpful staff. The breakfast is fine (you should order a double espresso from the bar instead of having the machine coffee in dining area).
Taxi from hotel to bus station. Bus from Siena to Florence. Cab ride to hotel.
(We took a train from Florence to Rome. It wasn't until after we arrived to the main train station en route to Rome did I realize I bought online train tickets to depart from other train station.)
Florence Duomo – Definitely climb to top of cupola. The line was at the side entrance. It's a different line to get into church. The gelato stand by side entrance was very good.
Ponte Vecchio – It was a must see but so crowded. There was a statue there with a gate that folks put locks on to 'seal their love,' but it's illegal.
Accademia – David was awesome. But like the Mona Lisa at the Louve… it feels like you see the one attraction then you're done. Advance tickets are a MUST!
Convent of San Marco – Make sure to see dorms on 2nd floor.
Medici Chapel – The new sacristy was very impressive and Michelangelo created all the tombs. (Also don't confuse this chapel with the San Lorenzo.)
Santa Maria Novella – It was a very beautiful church but we couldn't find the old perfumery that was mentioned in Rick Steves' Florence tour.
Piazza Michelangelo – From this park we saw one of the most spectacular sunsets and what a view of Florence. The pink hills in the distance were an elegant surprise.
National Museum of Bargello – This place had gorgeous statues and an awesome courtyard filled with coats of arms.
Galileo Museum – This was a very cool (modern) space. We stayed near an English speaking school tour guide. The museum houses Galileo's middle finger which was hilarious and prophetic.
Santa Croce Basilica – It's where all of the greats (Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli) are buried. I loved the museum section where you can see the stained glass and frescos up close.
Pitti Palace – This place was vast and overwhelming. You'll probably do the garden after the palace so pickup a snack before you head up into Boboli Garden.
Uffizi – It was a must and it's made even better and more manageable with Rick Steves' audio guide. Advance tickets here – also a MUST.
Trattoria Enzo e Piero – Our hotel recommended this family-run restaurant and it was a lovely treat. We started with this white bean appetizer with beans from the Valdarno region. I had pasta with truffle oil and hubby had a special ham (that's what it was called!) with roasted potatoes. It was all delicious, simple and cozy.
Osteria De' Benci – In our travels we met a young couple from NYC who recommended this restaurant and it was great! I had this drunken pasta (pasta cooked in red wine) and demanded hubby figure out how to recreated it. We also had a hot pepper steak. All was delicious with a great staff.
Trattoria Katti – This restaurant was all the rage with the Rick Steves' devotees. In fact, when we were there three tables talked about it. It was proclaimed 'a must' but it was underwhelming. (We've had a few mediocre meals in Italy but none were with such a highly rated place.) My gnocchis were heavy, the spinach cold, and the saffron polenta was bland. Hubby's sausage and beans were tasty but the expectations were too high.
Il Santo Bevitore – The only sad part, we found this place on our last day in Florence and were only there for lunch. It was a great atmosphere with mainly locals. I had this linguine with smoked red mullet eggs and olive oil. It was so flavorful. Hubby had broccoli-pesto pasta with anchovies. It was nearly as amazing as my dish.
Trattoria San Lorenzo – While at il Santo Bevitore, the Italians next to us recommended this restaurant and it was great. A small family run place. I had the picci pasta with a duck bolognese that was ridiculously yummy. Hubby enjoyed a tasty steak with shaved parmesan cheese.
Phrases I picked up:
Sono piena – I am full
Tutto bene? Va bene – How is everything? It's good.
City take away:
Tuscan bread is horrible. They don't use salt in their breads, so you can properly taste the cured meats, but I'm a savory girl who loves bread and I just stared at the bread baskets with disdain.
Daphne Inn – It's tough to find. And there are two locations. Ours was on Santo Basilio next door to Alice's Pizza (They have good slices!) It's a nice boutique hotel. It was a good price for the very central location.
Train from Florence then cab to hotel.
(Note the train station mishap from above!)
Colosseum – There were just so many pictures to take. Inside. Outside. Nighttime. This was another place where you should definitely reserve tickets. And Rick Steves' audio guide was also handy.
Forum – A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum… we couldn't find it. We kept going on a road that looked like it would take us to an entrance. But three churches later and we were still on the outside looking in. We finally found an entrance on Via dei Fori Imperiali.
Trevi Fountain – As my friend Cara said, throw a coin over your shoulder then get out. It's a beautiful and impressive fountain but it is so very crowded.
Spanish Steps – We randomly found it and were at the top of the steps (Via Gregoriana and Piazza della Trinita dei Monti) so it was a quick and easy trek down. A fun place to people watch before or after the shopping district.
Via dei Condotti – This is the street for all the high-end shopping. We also walked along the parallels streets. We found a cute home good store, Animalier di Gramacciono, at 76a Via della Croce.
Piazza del Popolo – This plaza was in the movie Angels and Demons. (We watched that after we were in Rome.) From there we walked up to the gardens (there were several: Piazzale Napoleone and Piazzle Siena just two names for reference). It was so beautiful and reminded us of Central Park or the Boston Common.
Pantheon – It's a very cool building where Rick Steves' audio was very helpful.
Vatican – We were there for Palm Sunday and went for mass. It was very cool to go to church with tens of thousands of others and the Pope presiding. I also bought rosary beads, now blessed by the Pope, for my Catholic family and friends.
Vatican Museum – This was a MUST advance ticket site. The line wrapped around the Vatican walls! There was so much to see in the museum and we really just wanted to see the Sistine Chapel.
Sistine Chapel – The ticket for the Vatican Museum gets you into the Sistine Chapel. And it was spectacular. This was another site that the Rick Steves' audio guide was key.
St. Peter's Basilica – Rick Steves' guide gives a good exit strategy out of the museum to the Basilica. We didn't listen well and went the long way around. This was another place where you can climb up to the cupola. It's 551 steps to the top for a view of the Vatican.
Borghese museum – This museum was so high maintenance. You need advance tickets. You need to pick up the tickets 30 minutes in advance (no sooner). Then you need to wait until your time slot opens before you can enter. You have a limited time to enjoy the museum. You also have to check your bags (camera, phone, wallet, everything). There were beautiful sculptures and paintings but I'm not sure it was worth the hassle.
Tullio – A pricey but lovely restaurant. All the pastas were homemade and delicious. We had a zucchini flower appetizer that was yummy and it had the best spinach side dish.
Giolitti – This place did have the best gelato but it was also the most expensive. We sat at a table (where the prices are even higher but we didn't have the patience for the VERY long lines). They top their gelatos with whip cream, very delicious whip cream! This is a good pre or post Pantheon site.
Trattoria al 19 – We wandered in here after an evening of photographing the Colosseum. Their antipastas were really innovative and yummy. The pasta was not hand rolled but they did have tasty sauces. The meats were good and the grill squid was delicious. Sadly, the spinach was not good at all.
Caruso Gelato – This one gets a win for best gelato at a reasonable price. It had the best pistachio and was as delicious as Golitti's, just not as expensive.
Ditirambo – Delicious. The bread, beef tartar, cheese/meat/phyllo mint appetizer, pasta with pork cheek and ewe cheese, pistachio gelato with pepper – they were all yummy. The salt encrusted pig was a bit boney.
City take away:
You can never go wrong with the Bolognese.
Bathrooms – The toilets don't have toilet seats (this was throughout Italy). Just FYI, you'll be hovering, so your quads will get a nice workout.
Hotel Luna Convento – It used to be a convent and its cloister is very cute. It's close to the center of town and the rooms have a spectacular view. We read online to request a room in renovated section, we did. If you're going for the pool, note that it doesn't open until May 1st.
We took bus 85 from Rome to Termini Train station. Took a train to Salerno. And took a hydrofoil to Amalfi. There was little information online about ferry service. We read somewhere the port was across the street from the Salerno train station and it was. There was a little trailer to buy tickets and it was a beautiful, scenic ride to Amalfi. I highly recommend the ferry.
Amalfi was very chill and we just walked around town and took day trips.
Mamma Agata Cooking Course – This was really a highlight of our trip (and technically in Ravello but it was a quick bus rip!). The cooking class, which was more of a demonstration, was lovely. The terrace opens out to the most amazing view of the Amalfi Coast. The food was so delicious. The homemade wine kept coming and it was one of my favorite wines in Italy. But the best part was Chiara (mamma's daughter and translator) and Mamma herself. It was like we were invited into a friend's home and watched a delicious meal being prepared. I love every minute of this day!
Blue Grotto – It was so beautiful and a shade of blue I've never seen in my life but it is a bit of a racket. You pay $35 euro for round trip ferry to Capri, then transportation to the Blue Grotto ($25 euro for cab), $8.50 euro for rowboat into grotto and $4 euro for entrance fee (these are all per person!). We took a ferry to Capri (Great scenic route. Sit on the right side of boat on the way out and left side on way back for best picture taking opportunities.), a bus to Anacapri then accidentally ended up walking 4 miles to the Blue Grotto. I do not recommend that. Just take a boat or taxi from the main port in Capri. It's worth the money… the walk was crazy.
Sant' Andrea Square – We just sat in the square, had some wine, and people watched.
Northern Side of Town – There were these huge cement blocks on the northern side of Amalfi where you can climb and just enjoy the view of the water.
Stella Maris – The swordfish with lemon leaf was very fresh. I asked for some vegetables and they grilled up some yummy stuff. Hubby had the Lemon risotto with shrimp and it was a winner. This restaurant sits on the beach and has a great view of the water.
Donna Stella Pizzeria – (Link is Trip Advisor review.) The pizza was good but a bit under cooked. The potato croquettes were very tasty. It was #2 to Alice's Pizza. (We did not find great pizza in Italy!)
Marina Grande – (Chiara at Mamma Agata recommended this place.) Great meal that started with a great bread bag. There was this delicious homemade squid ink bread that I could have just kept eating. The dishes were innovative. I had a pasta with mussels that was very good.
Eolo – Our favorite meal during our two weeks in Italy. Two amuse-bouche that were delightful. I had the mozzarella, tomato, tapanade starter that was fresh and tasty. We had the Scialatielli pasta with seafood that was divine. And the pasta stuffed with a cauliflower purée and clams. It was like a pierogi and so delicious. Pastas were homemade and so much tastier! For dessert a lemon cream and tequila jelly – WOW!
City take away:
Don't eat anywhere there are "barkers," folks stopping you on the street, telling you to eat at that restaurant.
Aglianico Wines are my new favorites.
Phrases I picked up:
Mi piace moltisimo – I liked it best!
Naples Airport
Amalfi Coast Car Service – Claudio Lucibello was great. Perfect amount of narrative during our scenic drive to the airport. (Another recommendation from Chiara!)
Antica pasticceria Vincenzo Bellavia – I had the best sfogliatelle in my life right in the Naples airport! In the states they come cream filled; it's sweet. But this shop had a spinach one that was amazing. I ate it, then walked back to order a half dozen more (it's all they had left) to take home with me.
Tips for Italy Trip
– Download Google translator
– Buy Euros stateside
– Get power adapters
– Invest in comfortable walking shoes
– Get Rick Steves' audio guides
– Chat with folks at hotel, they can make reservations at the big attractions, hook you up with transportation, and help plan itinerary.


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Monday, October 12, 2009
All Zipped Up
Last spring's issue of Sew Stylish magazine had a tutorial for inserting an exposed zipper, and the instructions were excellent. Seriously, I was very impressed. (Thanks, Sew Stylish!) If you'd like to order a copy of that issue, look here.
Here's the front of the dress!
This is McCall's 5971, and it is also excellent. I never really knew what people meant when they say a pattern is well-drafted, but now I do. This is a well-drafted pattern. The various pleats and darts all lined up easily and it just went together like a dream.
I made it in a bright blue wool crepe from New York Elegant Fabrics, which has an excellent selection of wool crepes and gabardines in fabulous jewel tones, mostly for $18.95 a yard. The bodice is lined in a black silk habutai.
I usually make a size 14 in McCall's patterns, but I sized down to a 12 for this dress, and I'm so glad I did. I just had to add a little more ease to the hips, and it fits like a glove.
Here's what it looks like with black tights and ankle boots.
And here's what it looks like when I'm doing the robot!
Anyway, I highly recommend this pattern. Has anyone else tried it? Also, what do you think of the exposed zipper trend?
48 comments:
I love the color and cut and fabric of the dress, but I can't abide the exposed zipper...reminds me too much of the 80s (and I was only a child in the 80s, but it reminds me of images I've seen of the 80s) in a way that steps over the nostalgia line for me.ReplyDelete
I love the dress and the colour, and your construction looks exquisite from here. The exposed zipper is cool, and makes it look seriously like something you would pay a lot for at a fashion house. The whole effect is totally autumn-winter on-trend fabulous. And presumably being home-made has the advantage that if, in two seasons' time, you don't like the exposed zipper any more, you could take it out and replace it with a normal zipper. Can't do that with off-the-peg!ReplyDelete
Wonderful! I love your results.ReplyDelete
I love the dress, it looks great on you. However I can't say I'm a fan of the exposed zipper. They HAVE been everywhere lately but it's just not my thing at least not with this much contrast.ReplyDelete
Love how the dress came out and the color. But I must say I am not a fan of the exposed zipper. That is one trend I can live without.ReplyDelete
Fabulous dress! Where did you get the zipper from?ReplyDelete
I love the color and the fit of this dress. And I like the exposed zipper as well, although not on really fancy dresses like I've seen some places. Vogue just came out with a knit dress pattern sporting the exposed zipper that I really love. Thanks for the link to some instructions for this technique.ReplyDelete
After I posted my previous comment I remembered that, earlier this year I made a skirt with an exposed zipper. I guess it's the contrast in color that's throwing me here.ReplyDelete
The dress looks great on you and I love your robot pose! I don't like the exposed zippers, but I think I am just a little too old for that trend!! I am planning to make a Burda skirt from a year ago that has an exposed zipper, but I am going to switch it to a side invisible zipper.ReplyDelete
I am glad others like the trend, though. I like seeing lots of different styles of clothing, even if they are ones I wouldn't wear!
I love the exposed zipper look. I agree that it makes a pretty dress edgy and it is something that an older woman, me, can wear to get a trendy, edgy look without being overexposed or looking too young. The dress is great on you; the fit in the derriere is perfect and along with the zipper gives you, if I may say so, a very sexy rear view.ReplyDelete
I have a dress with an exposed zipper on the front and I think it's cool. As long as it's not on every dress.ReplyDelete
And you are so cute in your glasses! :-) I love the dress, must get that pattern also.
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM
I love this dress. The fit is perfection! I'm in the yay cap on the exposed zipper. I posted about them a few weeks ago - on a classic piece they can temper the "primness", like with your dress.ReplyDelete
Thanks for pointing out this pattern - on the envelope I thought the neckline was too severly sweetheart, but it does not look that way sewn up. Will have to grab it at the next McCall's sale.
I never would have thought that I would like an exposed zipper, but it looks so stylish on this dress that you made. That fabric and the color is fabulous. It looks so great on you. Regarding the robot photo, I love seeing the fun side of you. It shows a different side to your personality that we didn't know. It's great getting to know you better.ReplyDelete
Interesting that exposed zippers are such a dividing issue! (Corny pun intended.) I have to say, after I put it in, I first thought, "good god, what have I done?!" but it's totally grown on me. I think it makes the dress look a bit higher-end that it might otherwise!ReplyDelete
Erica B., I think I got the zipper at Pacific Trim in NYC. It's been in my stash for a while now.
Thanks for the nice comments, everyone!
Wow, great dress! I must say, it looks much better on you than the model on the cover of the pattern! I've always loved exposed zippers, it gives it a dash of Vivienne Westwood.ReplyDelete
Beautiful dress! I love the jewel color! I just bought this pattern on sale. I don't really like the exposed zipper trend, but yours looks great. I think I may have to reconsider!ReplyDelete
Excellent dress for doing the robot! Hilarious!ReplyDelete
I saw that zipper treatment on a soap opera I watch! I love it!ReplyDelete
Wow, that dress is so cute and beautifully fitted. And the exposed zipper really works. Love it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 12:22 PM
That dress is beautiful! The color is great.ReplyDelete
I only have one dress with an exposed zipper, but it wasn't intentional. I don't wear that dress much.
And I completely agree with whoever said it looked much nicer on you than the model on the pattern!ReplyDelete
I give my vote to the exposed zipper - very bespoke touch. And I agree that your version of the dress is much nicer than the pattern envelope - I'd wear your version in a heartbeat!ReplyDelete
i love the exposed zipper. i missed it in the 80s so its fresh to me. great jobReplyDelete
That looks awesome! The fit is incredible! I like the zipper it adds some rock and roll to an otherwise conservative dress. I also like the black tights and boots. You rock that dress!ReplyDelete
Schiaparelli used a lot of exposed zippers in her designs in the 20s, so it can't be bad. :)ReplyDelete
- JanelleOctober 12, 2009 at 2:51 PM
That dress looks amazing on you, Gertie! Love the color, love the fit. You did a fabulous job!ReplyDelete
I like my clothes to be pretty classic so they work for several seasons. So I don't think I'd go for an exposed zipper... if this is a trend that runs its course fairly quickly, I'd hate to be left with unwearable outfits.
But Hanna above mentioned removing the zipper and putting in a normal one later, which is really appealing. I suppose to do that you'd have to leave a larger seam allowance to later take the place of the exposed tape? I can't quite picture how that would work, but I like the idea...
- elizabetheOctober 12, 2009 at 3:17 PM
How cute are you, with the robot. I just bought this dress pattern, at a 99 cent sale, can't wait to try it now. Love the whole look.ReplyDelete
The dress suits you so beautifully! I wasn't too sure about the exposed zipper thing before, but you've totally converted me! So cool.ReplyDelete
Beautiful, simply beautiful Gretchen!ReplyDelete
I love your dress! I saw a skirt awhile ago that used exposed zippers in place of hip darts, I thought it looked really cool!ReplyDelete
- HillaryOctober 12, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Gorgeous!!! Great choice of dress for using the exposed zipper too; I agree it edges up the dress nicely without being overdone-- really nice juxtaposition of classic and bold!ReplyDelete
Nice work, Gertie. The fit is great! I've been contemplating making a skirt with an exposed zipper. It seems like a cooler weather feature to me, for some reason.ReplyDelete
Fabulous dress! It looks great on you - the color and the fit. And as much as I've been hesitant about the exposed zipper trend, I really like it on your dress.ReplyDelete
I'm a fan of the exposed zipper and love it on your dress. Thanks for the pointer to the tutorial too!ReplyDelete
I admire your sewing and tailoring skills. I have this issue of Sew Stylish (which is crazy on the cover) - and thought that zipper project was striking - it's cool to see it in a design. Thanks for your blog I love it.ReplyDelete
Totally rad! I love the exposed zip, and the colour of the dress! Such a nice fit too.ReplyDelete
Love the dress and might try the pattern. Its the perfect dress to wear under a coat I'm making right now. The exposed zip is great - not sure that I agree with Knitosaurus that it was an 80s thing. The 70s and 80s were my era and they weren't in any of the patterns I was using or shops I frequented. This could be a topic from further research!?ReplyDelete
Oh cool, I've always thought about the exposed zipper and wondered if it was easier at all. I'm actually fantastic at putting zips in, but like variety/challengeReplyDelete
I might have to check that pattern out too... very flattering
I just adore the exposed zipper. I like the edginess. And I have to tell you, Gertie, you look fabulous in your specs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM
That dress is amazing and the cut really makes you look fantastic! I would have passed over that pattern looking at it in the books but I just might reconsider. I'm not a fan of the exposed zipper, but only because my hair is long and gets caught up in them. Seeing as I have no ability to do an updo of any sort I really can't get into this trend. Maybe I could be convinced with an example in a skirt???ReplyDelete
Btw, very jealous of your easy access to amazing fabric. It makes me realize with every post just how limited Joann's fabric selection really is.
I love how the exposed zipper adds a bit of toughness to this dress! It looks so sexy from the front, and then the surprise in the back--so cool! :)ReplyDelete
(Love the last photo, btw! ;)
Your dress is beautiful and it looks great on you. I wasn't a fan of the exposed zipper, but my daughter loved it and I think I just have to get used to the idea, I also love that color on you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 15, 2009 at 6:17 AM
for anyone who wants to make a garment with an exposed zipper, the sew stylish tutorial is onlineReplyDelete
Fantastic fit and colour! I love the exposed zipper, I have a few things with a nice fat one up the back and I'm still not sick of them. I didn't even consider it a trend and therefore something I might tire of until a friend I was shopping with balked at trying on anything with one for fear it would get old. But for me, so far, so good! And Marni has been doing it for years so there must be something to it!ReplyDelete
Thanks for including me in your blogs list, it helped me discover your blog which is just fantastic! I'm ashamed to say I've had a brand new sewing machine sitting here for over 2 years, I tried to thread it and thought I got it until I started sewing and it looped. And I have no one to help me, it so sad! ♥
I'm super jealous of your sewing skills! Beautiful dress, you're gorgeous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Gertie, you look so much BETTER than the pattern model. They should have hired you! Gorgeous project, by the way...ReplyDelete
Wow! I want that dress, in about 5 different colours!ReplyDelete
Gertie I want to make this dress and have bought the pattern. Can you tell me if it would work in a lighter fabric? I'm wanting to use some Alexander Henry fabric I love. Many thanks o'wise one!ReplyDelete


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In this tutorial we'll cover setting up a very simple plasma applet in Python, and how to install it and run it, basically the edit, install, run and debug cycle. To follow this you will need to have KDE 4.2 or later installed, and also the python support for plasma and related dependencies. I'm going to assume that you are using a unix-style operating system such as Linux or *BSD and aren't adverse to the shell.
Project Structure
The first step for any software project is to set up your project's directory on disk. For this tutorial we are going to create a very simple "hello-python" applet. Create a directory on somewhere called hello-python which in turn contains a contents directory which then contains a code directory. This command below will do all this.
mkdir -p hello-python/contents/code
This creates a simple directory structure which also matches the package structure expected by the plasmapkg command. More on this later.
In the hello-python directory create a file called metadata.desktop and open it in your text editor. Copy the following code into metadata.desktop.
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Hello Python
Name[nl]=Hallo Python
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Simon Edwards
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=[email protected]
This metadata.desktop file list important information needed by Plasma to load the applet, and also information about what the applet is and who created it. The Name field lists the name of the applet. This field can also be listed multiple times as different translations. Here I've just given a Dutch translation of the name. The [nl] indicates the language of the field.
The Type and ServiceType fields identify what kind of thing this desktop file is describing. Here we say that we have a plasma applet.
The Icon field gives the name of the icon to associate with this applet. The icon is typically shown in things such as the "Add widget" dialog in Plasma. If you want to use a custom icon, you can place it in the package root, along metadata.desktop, and then point to it like this:
The X-Plasma-API and X-Plasma-MainScript fields are used specifically by Plasma to find the correct script-engine to use when loading and running the applet.
Most of the X-KDE-PluginInfo-* fields give extra information about who created the applet. X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category lists a category which this applet belongs to. http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma/PIG has a list of acceptable category names.
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Create a file in the contents/code directory called main.py, open it up in your text editor and put this code in it and save it.
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# <Copyright and license information goes here.>
from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt
from PyKDE4.plasma import Plasma
from PyKDE4 import plasmascript
class HelloPython(plasmascript.Applet):
def __init__(self,parent,args=None):
def init(self):
self.resize(125, 125)
def paintInterface(self, painter, option, rect):
painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignVCenter | Qt.AlignHCenter, "Hello Python!")
def CreateApplet(parent):
return HelloPython(parent)
This is basically the simplest applet which actually does something. The code starts out with the usual copyright notice and license information which I've actually left out for now.
Next up is a bunch of imports. The Python support in Plasma is an extension of PyQt and PyKDE. So here we pull in a couple of PyQt and PyKDE modules which we will need. There are two plasma related modules which we use. The first, PyKDE4.plasma, are the bindings straight on top of the Plasma C++ API. This gives us access to most of the APIs we need, but not all. To create applets which can be packaged and delivered to users across the network via KDE's Get Hot New Stuff (GHNS) framework, we need to use some extra Python specific classes which are in PyKDE4.plasmascript.
Now we define our main applet class. This is our Hello Python applet and it must be a subclass of plasma.Applet. In the __init__() method we need to make sure that we give the super class constructor a chance to run. Note that it is recommended to put most of the initialisation code inside the init() method and not in the __init__(). After Plasma has constructed and initialised the applet, Plasma will call the init() method on the applet to let it continue setting itself up. Our init() method is rather short. We just tell Plasma that we don't have a configuration dialog and we set up the initial size of the applet.
The paintInterface() method is where we draw our "Hello Python" message. First we save the state / settings of the given QPainter object by calling save(). Then we set the color to white and use drawText() to draw our message. Finally we call restore() which resets the QPainter settings back to how it was when paintInterface() was called.
The CreateApplet() function is needed to create an instance of our applet. When Plasma loads a Python based applet it will expect there to be a CreateApplet() function which it will call. The task of the CreateApplet() function is to create and instance of the applet and pass it back to Plasma.
Packaging, installing & running
Plasma applets can be packaged in zip files and installed using the plasmapkg command line tool. The directory structure which we have used for our project matches that need in the zip file. All we have to do is zip it update. Run the following command from inside the hello-python directory.
zip -r ../hello-python.zip .
This will create the hello-python.zip file in the directory just above the hello-python directory. Go to this directory in the shell and run this plasmapkg command to install our little hello-python applet.
plasmapkg -i hello-python.zip
This installs the applet into your home directory. Now we can run it. When developing applets it is more convenient to use the plasmoidviewer. This is a little utility which displays an applet in a window instead of you having to use your desktop. This command below will run our applet.
plasmoidviewer hello-python
You should now be able to see the fruits of your labor.
To uninstall our applet we use plasmapkg again with its -r option.
plasmapkg -r hello-python
This tutorial covers very basics of developing Plasma applets using Python. Most of the material discussed here is boring but important "boilerplate" stuff which stays mostly the same between every applet project. In future tutorials we can move on to move exciting things than just displaying a single line of static text.
In the next tutorial we explain how to use Plasma's specialized widgets in your applet instead of manually implementing the paintInterface() method. Find out how in the Using widgets tutorial.
Installation of hello-python.zip failed.
Solution: enable more verbose output from plasmapkg. Run kdebugdialog:
kdebugdialog --fullmode
and enable the outputs for 1209 libplasma.
plasmoidviewer(19580)/libplasma Plasma::Package::isValid: Could not find required file mainscript , look in "/home/user/.kde4/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids/kotnet-login/contents/code/main.py"
Solution: check that you have those files (you need a main.py) and that you don't have any wrong names.
Could not create a python scriptengine for "your package name"
Solution: check if your plasma installation has the required files (plasma_importer.py, plasmascript.py) and the package python-dev is installed.
Packages for openSUSE are available in the KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop repository (python-kdebase4 and python-devel).
Source files: http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/generic/scriptengines/python/
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/select.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_ValueError
Solution: you probably have PyQt compiled against a different version of python than the one that is trying to run the code (python2.5 vs python2.6).
You'll need to find correct packages. Upgrade your PyQt to 2.6 (recommended) or downgrade your python installation to 2.5
This object could not be created for the following reason: Could not open the hello-python package required for the Hello Python widget.
Solution: Follow the Tutorial closely. You need to create the following file structure:
/hello-python/ /hello-python/metadata.desktop /hello-python/contents/ /hello-python/contents/code/ /hello-python/contents/code/main.py


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Season Ep :
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Main Cast :
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Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn
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In "Yesterday's Enterprise", Captain Garret indicated that 22 years had led to such advances that the Enterprise-D's weapons were quite capable of handling four Romulan warbirds of her era. Here the T'Ong is 75 years out of date, yet it's still supposed to represent a big threat to the area? True, the E-D Garret was talking about was a battleship version from an alternate universe, but it's still hard to believe that this relic would be a serious threat to anybody.
So what was all that secrecy about at the start of the episode? Admiral Gromek says that when the Emissary tells them about the mission, they will understand. Well, the mission was to intercept a 75 year old Klingon ship. So... I can see that they wouldn't want to start a panic amongst the colonies in the area, but wouldn't a secure coded transmission to the Enterprise be sufficient to avoid the civilians finding out what was happening? Or are Starfleet codes so awful that using them is akin to just broadcasting in the clear?
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This episode is where Worf's son Alexander is conceived.
Suzie Plakson also played Dr. Selar, and will one day play the female Q on Voyager.
TNG writer Tracy Tormé had planned to do a romance between Worf and Dr. Selar, but was overruled. She later said that she thought a romance with K'Ehleyr was "obvious" and a match with a Vulcan would have been much more interesting.
The episode opens with the senior officers playing poker. Data is critical of Worf's playing style, although as the others point out, Worf is actually winning so far. The game is interrupted by a call from Starfleet command. The ship has been directed to a rendezvous with a warp capable probe. The ship must match warp speeds with the tiny probe and latch on with a tractor beam, a manouvre demanding a good deal of precision. They beam it aboard and find a Federation Emmisary crammed inside - a Klingon woman named K'Ehleyr. Pulaski is puzzled by the woman's lifesigns and K'Ehleyr points out that she is actually half human, although her Klingon side dominates. It quickly becomes clear that she is a former romantic interest of Worf.
K'Ehleyr explains that Starfleet recently received a transmission from the Klingon battle cruiser T'Ong stating that it was shortly to awaken its crew from stasis. A check of Klingon records shows that the ship was launched from the Klingon home world seventy years earlier with a crew in stasis for a very long range attack mission during the hostilities with the Federation that existed at that time. Now it seems that when the crew awakens Starfleet will face a heavily armed ship full of Klingons who still believe their people are at war with the Federation. Several undefended colonies are in the area where the T'Ong is expected, making an attack likely. Further, the hostile Klingons are very unlikely to believe that their people have made peace and even become allies of the Federation, no matter what anybody tells them. K'Ehleyr is more than willing to try and talk to them, but she plainly states that she will fail and Picard's only choice will be to destroy the ship. he flatly refuses to do this, demanding that K'Ehleyr and Worf work on providing another option in the few days they have.
It becomes clear that two have unresolved feelings, and their animosity quickly gets in the way of their working relationship. K'Ehleyr especially struggles to control her "Klingon temper", despite Worf's more reasoned approach. They try to blow off some steam with Worf's combat training program, defeating various holographic monsters. The adrenaline rush drives them into one another's arms, and they have sex. Afterwards Worf announced that K'Ehleyr is now married to him, in line with Klingon tradition, but much to his amazement and disgust she regards this as "nonsense".
The Enterprise finds the T'Ong and is fired upon immediately. K'Ehleyr still has no suggestions, but at the last moment Worf comes up with another option. Picard and Riker leave the bridge and Worf and K'Ehleyr dress in full Klingon regalia and hail the T'Ong. Worf declares that the Klingons won the war with the Federation and he is in command of the Enterprise, and threatens the T'Ong captain, K'Temoc, with death for firing on a Klingon ship. K'Temoc is hesitant, but hastily complies when Worf orders the Enterprise to fire on his ship. K'Ehleyr says she will beam over to help the Klingons begin their adjustment to 24th century life. Before she leaves she and Worf have a final talk, but leave their feelings still unresolved.
A good solid episode, this. The idea of sending a Klingon on a decades long attack mission is a bit shaky, to be frank - how could you possibly conduct a war over those kind of travel times? It's just not feasible. We've seen the "lost ship found decades later" many times in Trek - a couple of episodes ago in Manhunt, for instance - but this excuse doesn't really pull it off. Still, it's a pretty minor flaw.
Worf and K'Ehleyr are the real story here, and it's a good one. This is the first time Worf begins to get real development as a character who does more than talk about honour and blow things up. On the one hand, Worf desperately wants to be the "super Klingon". We start to realize here that because he grew up amongst Humans he yearned for the Klingon culture that he never had, and that as a result he's actually far more committed to the idealized way that Klingons are supposed to behave than most Klingons are themselves. The Klingons sell the line that they are all about honour and duty, but in fact if you look at individual Klingons it rapidly becomes clear that that is just what it is - a line. The truth is that the average Klingon is perfectly willing to behave dishonourably if it is the pragmatic thing to do. Worf, on the other hand, has listened to the line all his life, but never experienced the day to day reality. He's like a Russian who has read books about America all his life and so is utterly devoted to "truth, justice and the American way, mom and apple pie", but doesn't have any real understanding of the day to day realities of actually living in the country. K'Ehleyr, on the other hand, looks at "Klingon culture" as an absurdity and takes the more pragmatic human view of things. She's the absolute worst person for Worf to fall for, because she's not what he thinks he needs - the perfect Klingon Lady, just as committed to the Klingon way as he is.
And yet, neither one of them can turn away because in the end the heart wants who and what it wants, no matter what you think you should want. Worf knows that K'Ehleyr is unsuitable... and deep down, knows that he wants her anyway. She equally knows that he isn't somebody that she could live with... but knows that he is who she wants. It's a situation that generates highs of emotion and frustration, and that makes it genuinely interesting to watch.
The T'Ong story does what subplots do best. It's different to the main plot, but it's a reflection of it. Like Worf and K'Ehleyr, the situation here is of Klingons committed to the old ways, the party line if you will, and unable or unwilling to accept Humanity. The solution Worf provides is a clever one, though you have to say the Klingons were a little blind to reality for it to work. They're clearly up against a Federation-designed ship, there is writing on the hull in English - none of these things would be expected if the Klingons were victorious. Actually it makes me wonder... did K'Temoc rumble the plot, and decide to play along with it anyway? After all it must have been obvious that his ship was massively over matched by the Enterprise. If he was really smart, the simple presence of the ship tells him that his people lost the war, or at least didn't win it. Yet Worf and K'Ehleyr's presence also tells him that Klingons are neither extinct or any kind of slave species. If he's really smart he might suspect an alliance of sorts... and if he really does care about his crew, might he have decided to embrace that future rather than sacrifice them for nothing? I doubt the episode has this in mind, but it's an interesting speculation, is it not?
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That's what the stoic Hollywood fixer played by Liev Schreiber tells his wife in the second season premiere of "Ray Donovan." While it's unclear whether his character believes his own words, Schreiber says that principle has shaped his career in recent years.
The actor has made it a priority to spend time with his two sons with longtime partner Naomi Watts — 6-year-old Sasha and 5-year-old Samuel. He set aside plans to direct again after 2005's "Everything Is Illuminated." He let others guide him into roles in theatre and on screen.
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The 46-year-old actor looked as if he had mostly emerged from that haze during a recent shoot on the set of "Ray Donovan" in a gated neighborhood in Calabasas, the hilly Los Angeles suburb where the Kardashians and many other celebrities live.
Schreiber was directing the episode, his first gig outside of commercials in nine years. Sitting in a high folding chair, he reviewed a script on a MacBook Air, glancing up to watch cameras move into position on a monitor.
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It's unclear what the future holds for "Ray Donovan," which also stars Jon Voight, Eddie Marsan and Paula Malcomson. (Voight was nominated for an Emmy this past week for his unhinged performance as Donovan's father, Mickey. He also won a Golden Globe for the role earlier this year.)
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"It's really demanding even when I'm not directing," he said. "I should be so lucky to have this opportunity, and to be leading a company like this is pretty special." However, he said, "to be honest, I would like to go home. I'm homesick. ... If we don't get picked up next year, is it a huge tragedy for me and my family? Absolutely not."
Schreiber hasn't had conversations with series creator Ann Biderman about his character's long-term story arc, and often gets scripts for episodes three days before shooting them.
"I live literally minute to minute. It is so hard to imagine doing it again and again for me," he said. Still, he's found time to star as Russian chess champion Boris Spassky opposite Tobey Maguire in Edward Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice" and has other potential projects in development.
Back on set, Schreiber directs camera operators and fellow actors efficiently with a grim, concentrated look, sweating through temperatures over 100 degrees. After a successful sixth take, he claps his hands once — "We got it" — and returns to review the footage.
Schreiber's face lights up when he overhears a visitor to set mention that she recently had a baby. "Have you been Ferberizing?" Schreiber asks excitedly, referring to a method of sleep training that he and Watts used for their sons. For a couple minutes, the set fades away. Schreiber is talking about his favorite role.
Online: http://www.sho.com/sho/ray-donovan/home
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The write() system call is expected to conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1''). The writev() and pwrite() system calls are expected to conform to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4, Version 2 (``XPG4.2''). HISTORY
The pwritev() system call appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. The pwrite() function appeared in AT&T System V Release 4 UNIX. The writev() system call appeared in 4.2BSD. The write() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. BSD
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