Review Request 119409: framework part of the applet alternatives shooser

[Aleix Pol Gonzalez]

> On July 22, 2014, 3:59 p.m., Aleix Pol Gonzalez wrote:
> > src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp, line 555
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/119409/diff/1/?file=291856#file291856line555>
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> >     Why can't you just call the method? You're not delaying it
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> Marco Martin wrote:
>     ah, no, because that thig is a bit hackish..
>     is not a method of corona, just a slot of desktopcorona.
>     not proud of it at all, but that doesn't really belong to the base corona, but i think creating and showing the ui is a very shell thing..
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> Aleix Pol Gonzalez wrote:
>     I'd say that if it's generic enough for plasma-framework, then it can be in corona. I can see it being useful for plasma kpart, for example.
>     
>     Also if it's only available on some shells, maybe you only want to add the action on those?
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> Marco Martin wrote:
>     I don't think as a method, but as corona has the signal
>     void configureRequested(Plasma::Applet *applet); it may have a similar behaving signal appletAlternativesRequested(Applet*), it would make a nice symmetry (in this case the creation of the action may even go down in Applet).
>     
>     about the action, yeah, would be nice to only have it on some shells, tough i can't add it from within the shell (since i would have to iterate all applets and add it when a containment appears) so i think it may have to stay there for all of them.

Maybe it would make sense to have something like:
virtual void Corona::configureApplet(Applet* a)

So that shells could set up actions as they pleased.


- Aleix


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On July 22, 2014, 4:10 p.m., Marco Martin wrote:
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> (Updated July 22, 2014, 4:10 p.m.)
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> Review request for KDE Frameworks and Plasma.
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> Repository: plasma-framework
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> Description
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> this is the little part in plasma-framework for the applet alternatives chooser.
> works together the branch mart/alternativesConfig of plasma-workspace and plsma-desktop.
> for how it looks and why, see the vdg forum thread:
> https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=285&t=122067&p=315919#p315919
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> still possible problems:
> * the branch in framework is kinda screwed, too many merges, is probably better to push this diff as a single commit
> * I'm not sure about using a new desktop file entry X-Plasma-Provides, *maybe* Categories could be enough, but it may produce many false positives as well
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> Diffs
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>   src/plasma/data/servicetypes/plasma-applet.desktop b75c3d6 
>   src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h fe50825 
>   src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp e5f7985 
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> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/119409/diff/
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> Testing
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> Thanks,
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> Marco Martin
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