Review Request 119409: framework part of the applet alternatives shooser

[Marco Martin]

> 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.
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> Aleix Pol Gonzalez wrote:
>     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.

hmm, this would make possible to move almost everything of this in the shell, and would be nice, like the idea.
wonder if it's not giving it too much control tough


- Marco


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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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