Merge from BRANCH_1_0

4 files changed, 327 insertions, 300 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stockticker/inputDialog.cpp b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stockticker/inputDialog.cpp
index 71dd7eb..73f8bb3 100644
--- a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stockticker/inputDialog.cpp
+++ b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stockticker/inputDialog.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <qpushbutton.h>
 #include <qwhatsthis.h>
 #include <qlabel.h>
+#include <qlayout.h>
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qmainwindow.h>
diff --git a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.cpp b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.cpp
index d740b6f..915233a 100644
--- a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.cpp
+++ b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ StocktickerPluginConfig::StocktickerPluginConfig( QWidget *parent,  const char*
     timerDelaySpin->setMaxValue( 60);
 
     cfg.setGroup("Timer");
-    timerDelaySpin->setValue( cfg.readNumEntry("Delay",0));
+    timerDelaySpin->setValue( cfg.readNumEntry("Delay",15));
     layout->addMultiCellWidget( timerDelaySpin , 6, 6, 0, 0);
     
     QLabel *label2;
diff --git a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.h b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.h
index 2b67a8b..10f9678 100644
--- a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.h
+++ b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerconfig.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class QCheckBox;
 class QSpinBox;
 
 class StocktickerPluginConfig : public TodayConfigWidget {
-//Q_OBJECT
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     StocktickerPluginConfig( QWidget *parent,  const char *name );
     ~StocktickerPluginConfig();
diff --git a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
index c3ca52d..fedc79c 100644
--- a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
+++ b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
@@ -1,301 +1,327 @@
-/*
- * stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
- *
- * copyright   : (c) 2002 by L.J. Potter
- * email       : llornkcor@handhelds.org
- *
- */
-/***************************************************************************
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                         *
- ***************************************************************************/
-
-#include <qlayout.h>
-
-#include <qpe/config.h>
-
-#include <opie/oticker.h>
-
-extern "C" {
-#include "libstocks/stocks.h"
-}
-
-#include <pthread.h>
-
-#include "stocktickerpluginwidget.h"
-
-QString output;
-OTicker *stocktickerTicker;
+  /*
+   * stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
+   *
+   * copyright   : (c) 2002 by L.J. Potter
+   * email       : llornkcor@handhelds.org
+   *
+   */
+  /***************************************************************************
+   *                                                                         *
+   *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+   *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+   *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+   *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+   *                                                                         *
+   ***************************************************************************/
+
+  #include <qlayout.h>
+
+  #include <qpe/config.h>
+
+  #include <opie/oticker.h>
+
+  extern "C" {
+  #include "libstocks/stocks.h"
+  }
+
+  #include <pthread.h>
+
+  #include "stocktickerpluginwidget.h"
+
+  QString output;
+  OTicker *stocktickerTicker;
+  QCString stock_liste;
+      bool dotimeCheck, dodateCheck, dosymbolCheck, donameCheck;
+      bool docurrentPriceCheck, dolastPriceCheck, doopenPriceCheck;
+      bool dominPriceCheck, domaxPriceCheck, dovariationCheck, dovolumeCheck;
 
 void getStocks(char *blah) {
 
-//    stocktickerTicker->setText( "Downloading stock data.");
-    stock *stocks_quotes=NULL;
-    stock *stocks_tmp;
-    QCString stock_liste = blah;
-    ::free ( blah );
-    //    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah->latin1();
-    qDebug("%s", stock_liste.data() );
-    QString tempString;
-    output = "";
-
-    libstocks_return_code error;
-
-    Config cfg( "stockticker");
-    cfg.setGroup( "Fields" );
-    bool dotimeCheck, dodateCheck, dosymbolCheck, donameCheck;
-    bool docurrentPriceCheck, dolastPriceCheck, doopenPriceCheck;
-    bool dominPriceCheck, domaxPriceCheck, dovariationCheck, dovolumeCheck;
-
-    dotimeCheck=dodateCheck=dosymbolCheck=donameCheck= docurrentPriceCheck=dolastPriceCheck=doopenPriceCheck=dominPriceCheck=domaxPriceCheck=dovariationCheck=dovolumeCheck=false;
-
-    dotimeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("timeCheck",1);
-    dodateCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("dateCheck",1);
-    dosymbolCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("symbolCheck",1);
-    donameCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("nameCheck",1);
-    docurrentPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("currentPriceCheck",1);
-    dolastPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("lastPriceCheck",1);
-    doopenPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("openPriceCheck",1);
-    dominPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("minPriceCheck",1);
-    domaxPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("maxPriceCheck",1);
-    dovariationCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("variationCheck",1);
-    dovolumeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("volumeCheck",1);
-
-//    DefProxy();
- {
-     char *proxy;
-     libstocks_return_code error;
-
-       /* Proxy support */
-       /* Checks for "http_proxy" environment variable */
-     proxy = getenv("http_proxy");
-     if(proxy) {
-           /* printf("proxy set\n"); */
-         error = set_proxy(proxy);
-         if (error) {
-             printf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
-             QString tempString;
-             tempString.sprintf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
-             output = tempString;
-             return;
-//             exit(1);
-         }
-     }
- }
-//    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah;
-      /* Get the stocks and process errors */
-    error = get_stocks( stock_liste.data(), &stocks_quotes);
-
-    if (error) {
-        printf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
-        tempString.sprintf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
-        output =tempString;
-        return;
-//        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    stocks_tmp = stocks_quotes;
-
-      /* Displays the stocks */
-    while(stocks_tmp!=0){
-        
-        if (stocks_tmp->Time) {
-//            printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Time);
-            tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Time);
-            tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
-            if( dotimeCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-        }
-        if (stocks_tmp->Date) {
-//             printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Date);
-            tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Date);
-            tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
-            if(dodateCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-        }
-//         printf("\n");
-      
-//         printf("----------------------------------------\n");
-
-        if ( strlen(stocks_tmp->Symbol) > 20 ) {
-//             printf("| Symbol    | %.20s     |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
-            tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
-            if(dosymbolCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-        }
-        else {
-//             printf("| Symbol    | %-20s |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
-            tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
-            if(dosymbolCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-        }
-
-        if (stocks_tmp->Name) {
-            if ( strlen(stocks_tmp->Name) > 20 ) {
-//                 printf("| Name %.20s  |\n",stocks_tmp->Name);
-                tempString.sprintf("|  Name %s  ",stocks_tmp->Name);
-                tempString.stripWhiteSpace();
-                if(donameCheck)
-                    output +=tempString;
-            } else {
-//                 printf("| Name      | %-20s     |\n",stocks_tmp->Name);
-                tempString.sprintf("|  Name %s  ",stocks_tmp->Name);
-                tempString.stripWhiteSpace();
-                if(donameCheck)
-                    output +=tempString;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-//             printf("| Name      |                          |\n");
-            tempString.sprintf("|  Name  | |");
-            if(donameCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-        }
-
-//         printf("| Price     | %-7.2f                  |\n", stocks_tmp->CurrentPrice);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Price %-7.2f  ", stocks_tmp->CurrentPrice);
-        if(docurrentPriceCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Yesterday | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->LastPrice);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Yesterday  %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->LastPrice);
-        if(dolastPriceCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Open      | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->OpenPrice);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Open %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->OpenPrice);
-        if(doopenPriceCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Min       | %-7.2f                  |\n", stocks_tmp->MinPrice);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Min %-7.2f  ", stocks_tmp->MinPrice);
-        if(dominPriceCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Max       | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->MaxPrice);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Max %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->MaxPrice);
-        if(domaxPriceCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Var       | %-6.2f (%5.2f %%)         |\n", stocks_tmp->Variation, stocks_tmp->Pourcentage);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Var %-6.2f (%5.2f %%)  ", stocks_tmp->Variation, stocks_tmp->Pourcentage);
-        if(dovariationCheck)
-                output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("| Volume    | %-9d                |\n", stocks_tmp->Volume);
-        tempString.sprintf("|  Volume %-9d  ", stocks_tmp->Volume);
-        if(dovolumeCheck)
-            output +=tempString;
-
-//         printf("----------------------------------------\n\n");
-        tempString.sprintf("||==++==|");
-        output +=tempString;
-
-          /* Simple function which help to browse in the stocks list */ 
-        stocks_tmp = next_stock(stocks_tmp);
-    }
-
-      /* frees stocks */
-    free_stocks(stocks_quotes);
-    stocktickerTicker->setText( output.latin1() );
-
-}
-
-StockTickerPluginWidget::StockTickerPluginWidget( QWidget *parent,  const char* name)
-    : QWidget(parent,  name ) {
-    init();
-    startTimer(1000);
-
-    stocktickerTicker->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
-//    checkConnection();
-}
-
-StockTickerPluginWidget::~StockTickerPluginWidget() {
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::init() {
-
-    QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout( this );
-    stocktickerTicker = new OTicker(this);
-//    stocktickerTicker->setMinimumHeight(15);
-    connect( stocktickerTicker, SIGNAL( mousePressed()), this, SLOT( checkConnection() ));
-    layout->addWidget( stocktickerTicker);
-    wasError = true;
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::doStocks() {
-    Config cfg( "stockticker");
-    cfg.setGroup( "Symbols" );
-    symbollist="";
-    symbollist = cfg.readEntry("Symbols", "");
-    symbollist.replace(QRegExp(" "),"+");//seperated by +
-
-    cfg.setGroup("Timer");
-    stocktickerTicker->setUpdateTime( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollSpeed",50));
-    stocktickerTicker->setScrollLength( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollLength",10));
-
-    if (!symbollist.isEmpty()) {
-        pthread_t thread1;
-        char *blah = ::strdup(symbollist.latin1());
-        pthread_create(&thread1,NULL, (void * (*)(void *))getStocks, (void *) blah);
-    }
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::timerEvent( QTimerEvent *e ) {
-    killTimer(e->timerId());
-    checkConnection();
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::checkConnection() {
-//     qDebug("checking connection");
-//     Sock = new QSocket( this );
-
-//      if( wasError)
-//          stocktickerTicker->setText("Checking connection");
-
-//     if(Sock->state() == QSocket::Idle) {    
-//         Sock->connectToHost("finance.yahoo.com", 80);
-//         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( error(int) ),  SLOT(socketError(int)) );
-//         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( hostFound() ), SLOT(isConnected()) );
-//     } else {
-//         qDebug("State is not Idle");
-        isConnected();
-//    }
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::isConnected() {
-//    qDebug("We connect, so ok to grab stocks");
-    doStocks();
-
-    Config cfg( "stockticker");
-    cfg.setGroup("Timer");
-    timerDelay= cfg.readNumEntry("Delay",0);
-    if(timerDelay > 0)
-        startTimer(timerDelay*60000);
-    qDebug("timer set for %d",(timerDelay*60000)/60000);
-    wasError = false;
-        
-//    Sock->close();
-}
-
-void StockTickerPluginWidget::socketError(int errcode) {
-    switch(errcode) {
-      case QSocket::ErrConnectionRefused:
-          output = tr("Connection refused.");
-          break;
-      case QSocket::ErrHostNotFound:
-          output = tr("Could not find server.");
-          break;
-      case QSocket::ErrSocketRead :
-          output = tr("Socket read error.");
-          break;
-    };
-    stocktickerTicker->setText( output );
-    wasError = true;
-//    Sock->close();
-
-}
+  //    stocktickerTicker->setText( "Downloading stock data.");
+      stock *stocks_quotes=NULL;
+      stock *stocks_tmp;
+      stock_liste = blah;
+      ::free ( blah );
+      //    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah->latin1();
+      //      qDebug("%s", stock_liste.data() );
+      output = "";
+  QString tempString;
+      libstocks_return_code error;
+
+//        Config cfg( "stockticker");
+//        cfg.setGroup( "Fields" );
+//        bool dotimeCheck, dodateCheck, dosymbolCheck, donameCheck;
+//        bool docurrentPriceCheck, dolastPriceCheck, doopenPriceCheck;
+//        bool dominPriceCheck, domaxPriceCheck, dovariationCheck, dovolumeCheck;
+
+      dotimeCheck=dodateCheck=dosymbolCheck=donameCheck= docurrentPriceCheck=dolastPriceCheck=doopenPriceCheck=dominPriceCheck=domaxPriceCheck=dovariationCheck=dovolumeCheck=false;
+
+      dotimeCheck=1;
+      dodateCheck=1;
+      dosymbolCheck=1;
+      donameCheck=1;
+      docurrentPriceCheck=1;
+      dolastPriceCheck=1;
+      doopenPriceCheck=1;
+      dominPriceCheck=1;
+      domaxPriceCheck=1;
+      dovariationCheck=1;
+      dovolumeCheck=1;
+
+//        dotimeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("timeCheck",1);
+//        dodateCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("dateCheck",1);
+//        dosymbolCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("symbolCheck",1);
+//        donameCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("nameCheck",1);
+//        docurrentPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("currentPriceCheck",1);
+//        dolastPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("lastPriceCheck",1);
+//        doopenPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("openPriceCheck",1);
+//        dominPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("minPriceCheck",1);
+//        domaxPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("maxPriceCheck",1);
+//        dovariationCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("variationCheck",1);
+//        dovolumeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("volumeCheck",1);
+
+  //    DefProxy();
+      // {
+       char *proxy;
+       //       libstocks_return_code error;
+
+         /* Proxy support */
+         /* Checks for "http_proxy" environment variable */
+       proxy = getenv("http_proxy");
+       if(proxy) {
+             /* printf("proxy set\n"); */
+           error = set_proxy(proxy);
+           if (error) {
+//                 printf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
+//                 QString tempString2;
+//                 tempString2.sprintf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
+//                 output = tempString2;
+               //               delete tempString2;
+               return;
+  //             exit(1);
+           }
+       }
+       ::free(proxy);
+       //  }
+        /* Get the stocks and process errors */
+      error = get_stocks( stock_liste.data(), &stocks_quotes);
+
+      if (error) {
+          printf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
+          tempString.sprintf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
+          output =tempString;
+          return;
+      }
+
+      stocks_tmp = stocks_quotes;
+
+        /* Displays the stocks */
+      while(stocks_tmp!=0){
+
+          if (stocks_tmp->Time) {
+  //            printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Time);
+              tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Time);
+              tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
+              if( dotimeCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+          }
+          if (stocks_tmp->Date) {
+  //             printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Date);
+              tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Date);
+              tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
+              if(dodateCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+          }
+  //         printf("\n");
+
+  //         printf("----------------------------------------\n");
+
+          if ( strlen(stocks_tmp->Symbol) > 20 ) {
+  //             printf("| Symbol    | %.20s     |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
+              tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
+              if(dosymbolCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+          }
+          else {
+  //             printf("| Symbol    | %-20s |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
+              tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
+              if(dosymbolCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+          }
+
+          if (stocks_tmp->Name) {
+              if ( strlen(stocks_tmp->Name) > 20 ) {
+  //                 printf("| Name %.20s  |\n",stocks_tmp->Name);
+                  tempString.sprintf("|  Name %s  ",stocks_tmp->Name);
+                  tempString.stripWhiteSpace();
+                  if(donameCheck)
+                      output +=tempString;
+              } else {
+  //                 printf("| Name      | %-20s     |\n",stocks_tmp->Name);
+                  tempString.sprintf("|  Name %s  ",stocks_tmp->Name);
+                  tempString.stripWhiteSpace();
+                  if(donameCheck)
+                      output +=tempString;
+              }
+          }
+          else {
+  //             printf("| Name      |                          |\n");
+              tempString.sprintf("|  Name  | |");
+              if(donameCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+          }
+
+  //         printf("| Price     | %-7.2f                  |\n", stocks_tmp->CurrentPrice);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Price %-7.2f  ", stocks_tmp->CurrentPrice);
+          if(docurrentPriceCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Yesterday | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->LastPrice);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Yesterday  %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->LastPrice);
+          if(dolastPriceCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Open      | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->OpenPrice);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Open %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->OpenPrice);
+          if(doopenPriceCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Min       | %-7.2f                  |\n", stocks_tmp->MinPrice);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Min %-7.2f  ", stocks_tmp->MinPrice);
+          if(dominPriceCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Max       | %-7.2f                  |\n",stocks_tmp->MaxPrice);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Max %-7.2f  ",stocks_tmp->MaxPrice);
+          if(domaxPriceCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Var       | %-6.2f (%5.2f %%)         |\n", stocks_tmp->Variation, stocks_tmp->Pourcentage);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Var %-6.2f (%5.2f %%)  ", stocks_tmp->Variation, stocks_tmp->Pourcentage);
+          if(dovariationCheck)
+                  output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("| Volume    | %-9d                |\n", stocks_tmp->Volume);
+          tempString.sprintf("|  Volume %-9d  ", stocks_tmp->Volume);
+          if(dovolumeCheck)
+              output +=tempString;
+
+  //         printf("----------------------------------------\n\n");
+          tempString.sprintf("||==++==|");
+          output +=tempString;
+
+            /* Simple function which help to browse in the stocks list */ 
+          stocks_tmp = next_stock(stocks_tmp);
+      }
+
+      stocktickerTicker->setText( output.latin1() );
+
+        /* frees stocks */
+      free_stocks(stocks_quotes);
+      free_stocks(stocks_tmp);
+
+      stock_liste="";
+      //delete stock_liste;
+      tempString="";
+      output="";
+  }
+
+  StockTickerPluginWidget::StockTickerPluginWidget( QWidget *parent,  const char* name)
+      : QWidget(parent,  name ) {
+      init();
+      startTimer(1000);
+
+      stocktickerTicker->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
+  //    checkConnection();
+  }
+
+  StockTickerPluginWidget::~StockTickerPluginWidget() {
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::init() {
+
+      QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout( this );
+      stocktickerTicker = new OTicker(this);
+  //    stocktickerTicker->setMinimumHeight(15);
+      connect( stocktickerTicker, SIGNAL( mousePressed()), this, SLOT( checkConnection() ));
+      layout->addWidget( stocktickerTicker);
+      wasError = true;
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::doStocks() {
+      Config cfg( "stockticker");
+      cfg.setGroup( "Symbols" );
+      symbollist="";
+      symbollist = cfg.readEntry("Symbols", "");
+      symbollist.replace(QRegExp(" "),"+");//seperated by +
+
+      cfg.setGroup("Timer");
+      stocktickerTicker->setUpdateTime( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollSpeed",50));
+      stocktickerTicker->setScrollLength( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollLength",10));
+
+      if (!symbollist.isEmpty()) {
+            pthread_t thread1;
+            char *blah = ::strdup(symbollist.latin1());
+            pthread_create( &thread1, NULL, (void * (*)(void *))getStocks, (void *) blah);
+            pthread_detach( thread1);
+
+            //::free((void*)thread1);
+             //getStocks(blah);
+      }
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::timerEvent( QTimerEvent *e ) {
+      killTimer(e->timerId());
+      checkConnection();
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::checkConnection() {
+  //     qDebug("checking connection");
+  //     Sock = new QSocket( this );
+
+  //      if( wasError)
+  //          stocktickerTicker->setText("Checking connection");
+
+  //     if(Sock->state() == QSocket::Idle) {    
+  //         Sock->connectToHost("finance.yahoo.com", 80);
+  //         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( error(int) ),  SLOT(socketError(int)) );
+  //         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( hostFound() ), SLOT(isConnected()) );
+  //     } else {
+  //         qDebug("State is not Idle");
+          isConnected();
+  //    }
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::isConnected() {
+  //    qDebug("We connect, so ok to grab stocks");
+     if(this->isVisible())
+        doStocks();
+
+      Config cfg( "stockticker");
+      cfg.setGroup("Timer");
+      timerDelay= cfg.readNumEntry("Delay",0);
+      if(timerDelay > 0)
+          startTimer(timerDelay*60000);
+      //      qDebug("timer set for %d",(timerDelay*60000)/60000);
+      wasError = false;
+
+  //    Sock->close();
+  }
+
+  void StockTickerPluginWidget::socketError(int errcode) {
+      switch(errcode) {
+        case QSocket::ErrConnectionRefused:
+            output = tr("Connection refused.");
+            break;
+        case QSocket::ErrHostNotFound:
+            output = tr("Could not find server.");
+            break;
+        case QSocket::ErrSocketRead :
+            output = tr("Socket read error.");
+            break;
+      };
+      stocktickerTicker->setText( output );
+      wasError = true;
+  //    Sock->close();
+
+  }