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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Review Request: Let Kickoff and SimpleLauncher widgets preserve
From:       Darío Andrés <andresbajotierra () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-02-26 17:17:20
Message-ID: 20100226171720.11844.30011 () localhost
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> On 2010-02-15 02:44:08, Aaron Seigo wrote:
> > this is an improvement functionality wise; i think it would be nicer if the applet wasn't \
> > destroyed and recreated but simple switch the UI; e.g. if the popup widget was swapped \
> > between being the kickoff ui and the QMenu. this would mean some juggling in \
> > createConfigurationInterface to create the proper interface, but it is doable. in any case, \
> > if you don't feel like doing that work (and i'd completely understand) then at least this \
> > patch improves the situation even if it is hackish.

Yes, merging both plasma widgets will be the best but it is too much work for me at the moment. \
We could try to "polish this hack" to at least get something better.  Thanks for the review.


> On 2010-02-15 02:44:08, Aaron Seigo wrote:
> > svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/applet/applet.cpp, \
> > line 143 <http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/2923/diff/2/?file=19427#file19427line143>
> > 
> > should probably just be a call to configChanged()

Calling simpleLauncher->configChanged() would cause a config reload? which local Applet \
function is responsible of reloading the config ? init() ? May be I'm missing something


- Darío


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On 2010-02-15 02:28:15, Darío Andrés wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-02-15 02:28:15)
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> 
> Review request for Plasma.
> 
> 
> Summary
> -------
> 
> Because of the current implementation (kickoff and simplelauncher are two separate applets), \
> switching from one launcher style to another is just a "create a new launcher using the other \
> style and delete me!". This causes all the configuration values to be lost from change to \
> change (including the Icon which is a common setting between the two styles) In the past I \
> have implemented code to preserve the launcher shortcut; however all the other settings are \
> still lost. 
> My patch provides a way to save the configuration values (both config() and globalConfig()) \
> from one applet to another; and reload the applet settings to use the new config values. 
> The code could be a bit hackish (passing KConfigGroups and using copyTo()). 
> 
> I also implemented a delayedConfigLoad var, to not load the settings two times (the first, \
> when the applet is created and the init() function is called; and the second one, when the \
> previously stored values are copied...) [Note, this was only done on the SimpleLauncher, as \
> the delayed config load on Kickoff caused the widget to be "iconized" even on the default \
> containment of PlasmoidViewer) 
> This shouldn't cause noticeable delays or artifacts as reloadConfigValues() is called \
> inmediatly after the applet creation. 
> Hopefully the APIDOX and the comments are self-explanatory :)
> 
> [ If somebody knows how to give a default configuration file; or how to copy the \
> configuration file before the init() call, please tell me and I will improve the patch] 
> 
> This addresses bug 192836.
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192836
> 
> 
> Diffs
> -----
> 
> svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/applet/applet.h \
> 1088295  svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/applet/applet.cpp \
> 1088295  svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/simpleapplet/simpleapplet.h \
> 1088295  svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/simpleapplet/simpleapplet.cpp \
> 1088295  
> Diff: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/2923/diff
> 
> 
> Testing
> -------
> 
> All the config values (from both styles) are preserved after switching back and forward a \
> couple of times. (The SimpleLauncher constructor may be some review, as I changed the way the \
> applet's args var is handled... but I think it is ok) Also, someone needs to check if the \
> delayedConfigLoad could cause some issue (I didn't notice anyone) 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Darío
> 
> 

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