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6 plasmaengineexplorer - Provides direct access to plasma data engines
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9 plasmaengineexplorer [--height pixels] [--width pixels] [-x pixels] [-y
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13 plasmaengineexplorer [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options]
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17 plasmaengineexplorer is a graphical tool allowing developers to test
18 Plasma data engines without writing a Plasma applet.
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49 Start plasmaengineexplorer with the given data engine selected.
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