D25807: Allow to set the available screen rect/region from outside through dbus

[Michail Vourlakos]

mvourlakos added a comment.


  In D25807#581178 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D25807#581178>, @trmdi wrote:
  
  > In D25807#581161 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D25807#581161>, @mvourlakos wrote:
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  > > In D25807#581126 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D25807#581126>, @trmdi wrote:
  > >
  > > > @mvourlakos 
  > > >  Latte can guard that the order of screens within Latte is synced with plasmashell right? Because I see this: https://github.com/KDE/latte-dock/blob/master/app/screenpool.cpp
  > >
  > >
  > > why the screens order is relevant in this patch? the external application isnt just using the screen name?
  >
  >
  > Because I don't know which one latte could use for setting the availablescreenrect. Currently I use id, but David said that the id might be not synced between processes.
  >  So you mean I should use screen name instead? The screen names are the same within latte vs plasmashell right?
  
  
  Even though Latte understands the plasma screen ids and can use them, I dont think the external apps should have that burden. The screenName is enough from my understanding.

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