Creating configuration dialogs for Deskbar Applets is a little bit messier than it really needs to be. So, I've started an API that allows for easy Configuration creation.

#Must be called after HANDLERS is defined
myconfig=Configurator(HANDLERS)
item={ 'type' : 'string',
       'name' : 'username',
       'desc' : 'Enter your username',
       'default' : '',
       'required' : 'You must configure a username for this handler' }
myconfig.add_config_item(**item)

Then later, in your Handler or Match code you can retreive the value using:

myconfig.get_value('username')

Here's an example showing how the configurator can be used. This basic example allows you to configure your name, and will greet you in the query results list.

Much cleaner!