---
layout: project
title: Oblikue strategies
short: oblikuestrategies
commentIssueId: 2
description: Plasmoid that displays a random draw Oblique Strategies
hasgui: true
developers:
    - Evgeniy Alelseev
license: GPL
links:
    - Page on <a href="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/oblikue-strategies?content=160503">kde-look.org</a>
    - Archlinux <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kdeplasma-applets-oblikuestrategies">AUR package</a>
---
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<h2><a name="info" class="anchor" href="#info"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Information</h2>
<p align="justify">Plasmoid written on <code>CPP</code> that displays a random draw from Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_strategies">Oblique Strategies</a>. It is <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Oblique+Strategies?content=78405">GNOME applet</a> fork with some of special features.</p>

<h3><a name="devel" class="anchor" href="#devel"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Developers and contributors</h3>
<ul>
  {% for devel in page.developers %}
    <li>{{ devel }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>

<h3><a name="license" class="anchor" href="#license"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>License</h3>
<ul>
  <li>{{ page.license }}</li>
</ul>
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<h2><a name="install" class="anchor" href="#install"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Installation</h2>

<h3><a name="instruction" class="anchor" href="#instruction"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Instruction</h3>
<ul>
  <li><p align="justify">Download an <a href="https://github.com/arcan1s/oblikuestrategies/releases">archive</a> with latest version of source files.</p></li>
  <li><p align="justify">Extract it and install the application. For global isntallation type:</p>
<pre>cd /where/is/applet/
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../
make
sudo make install</pre>
<p align="justify">For local isntallation type:</p>
<pre>cd /where/is/applet/
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --localprefix` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../
make
make install</pre></li>
  <li><p align="justify">Restart plasma to load the applet:</p>
<pre>kquitapp plasma-desktop && sleep 2 && plasma-desktop</pre>
<p align="justify">Also you might need to run <code>kbuildsycoca4</code> in order to get the <code>*.desktop</code> file recognized:</p>
<pre>kbuildsycoca4 &> /dev/null</pre></li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="dependencies" class="anchor" href="#dependencies"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Dependencies</h3>
<p align="justify">I want note that all were tested on latest version of dependencies.</p>
<ul>
  <li>kdebase-workspace</li>
  <li>automoc4 <i>(make)</i></li>
  <li>cmake <i>(make)</i></li>
</ul>
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<h2><a name="howto" class="anchor" href="#howto"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>How to use</h2>
<p align="justify">Open your Plasma widgets and select <code>Oblikue strategies</code>.</p>
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<h2><a name="config" class="anchor" href="#config"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Configuration</h2>
<p align="justify">Right click on widget.</p>
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<h2><a name="gui" class="anchor" href="#gui"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Graphical user interface</h2>

<h3><a name="screenshots" class="anchor" href="#screenshots"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Screenshots</h3>
<p align="justify">Widget:<br>
<a href="/resources/screenshots/oblikuestrategies_widget.png"><img src="/resources/preview/oblikuestrategies_widget_prev.jpg"></a><br>
Configuration window:<br>
<a href="/resources/screenshots/oblikuestrategies_config.png"><img src="/resources/preview/oblikuestrategies_config_prev.jpg"></a></p>
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