def fromXml( xprofile ):
        """
        Restores the profile information from XML.
        
        :param      xprofile | <xml.etree.ElementTree.Element>
        
        :return     <XViewProfile>
        """
        # determine the proper version
        if xprofile.tag != 'profile':
            return XViewProfile()
        
        version = int(xprofile.get('version', '1'))
        
        # load the legacy information - just layout data
        if version == 1:
            prof = XViewProfile()
            prof.setXmlElement(xprofile)
            return prof
        
        # load latest information
        prof = XViewProfile()
        prof.setName(xprofile.get('name', ''))
        prof.setVersion(float(xprofile.get('profile_version', '1.0')))
        
        ico = xprofile.get('icon')
        if ico is not None:
            prof.setIcon(os.path.expandvars(ico))
        else:
            ico = xprofile.find('icon')
            if ico is not None:
                prof.setIcon(projexui.generatePixmap(ico.text))
        
        # restore data
        xdata = xprofile.find('data')
        if ( xdata is not None ):
            prof._customData = DataSet.fromXml(xdata)
        
        # load description
        xdesc = xprofile.find('desc')
        if ( xdesc is not None ):
            prof.setDescription(xdesc.text)
        
        # load layout
        xlayout = xprofile.find('layout')
        if ( xlayout is not None ):
            prof.setXmlElement(xlayout)
        
        return prof