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Subject:    Re: [KDE Usability] Review Request 127054: Add a Filter Toolbar Button for Dolphin
From:       Thomas_Lübking <thomas.luebking () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-03-14 0:23:28
Message-ID: 20160314002328.22520.80240 () mimi ! kde ! org
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> On März 12, 2016, 11:10 nachm., Thomas Lübking wrote:
> > dolphinmainwindow.cpp, line 1092
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/127054/diff/4/?file=449843#file449843line1092>
> > 
> > What exactly was the problem with
> > 
> > QAction *showFilterBar ...;
> > showFilterBar->setCheckable(true);
> > ?
> 
> arnav dhamija wrote:
> Right. So the problem with the QAction is that it doesn't have a "Pressed" state \
> when the Filter button has been toggled. QPushButton probably would support do it \
> but the rest of the Toggle buttons in the Dolphin Toolbar also use a KToggleAction \
> (eg the Preview button) so I felt this approach makes more sense. 
> arnav dhamija wrote:
> In the latest commit, I have usedcreated a checkable QAction to replace the \
> KToggleAction which was causing Dolphin to crash when the Split view was opened. \
> The reason for this is unclear, but QAction seems to be much more stable.

The crash cause will have been the toggled signal which is prone to cause recursions \
when bound to slots which, well, toggle the action ;-)


- Thomas


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On März 13, 2016, 11:48 nachm., arnav dhamija wrote:
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> (Updated März 13, 2016, 11:48 nachm.)
> 
> 
> Review request for Dolphin, KDE Usability and Emmanuel Pescosta.
> 
> 
> Repository: dolphin
> 
> 
> Description
> -------
> 
> This patch was created to implement the feature suggested here: \
> [https://todo.kde.org/?controller=task&action=show&task_id=966](https://todo.kde.org/?controller=task&action=show&task_id=966)
>  
> This patch adds a Filter Button to the toolbar of Dolphin. This button can be \
> toggled to show/hide the Filter Bar. 
> In this patch, one might notice that there is now show_filter_bar and \
> show_filter_bar_button in dolphinui.rc file. This was done because I found that \
> using the same action for the menu entry and the toolbar entry would cause \
> something to break (eg, shortcuts would stop working).  
> A screenshot of the toolbar is also attached.
> 
> 
> Diffs
> -----
> 
> dolphinmainwindow.h 7003e94 
> dolphinmainwindow.cpp f7a7613 
> 
> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/127054/diff/
> 
> 
> Testing
> -------
> 
> manual
> 
> 
> File Attachments
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> dolphintoolbar.png
> https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/media/uploaded/files/2016/02/12/d936e5d0-557c-45c5-9a2d-f849e5d284a6__dolphintoolbar.png
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> arnav dhamija
> 
> 


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<blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;">  <p style="margin-top: 0;">On März 12th, 2016, 11:10 nachm. UTC, <b>Thomas \
Lübking</b> wrote:</p>  <blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid \
#d0d0d0; padding-left: 10px;">  


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font-size: 9pt; padding: 4px 8px; text-align: left;">  <a \
href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/127054/diff/4/?file=449843#file449843line1092" \
style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: \
underline;">dolphinmainwindow.cpp</a>  <span style="font-weight: normal;">

     (Diff revision 4)

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    <th bgcolor="#e9eaa8" style="border-right: 1px solid #C0C0C0;" \
align="right"><font size="2">1091</font></th>  <td bgcolor="#fdfebc" width="50%"><pre \
style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 140%; margin: 0; ">    <span class="n"><span \
class="hl">Q</span>Action</span><span class="o">*</span> <span \
class="n">showFilterBar</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span \
class="n">actionCollection</span><span class="p">()</span><span \
class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">addAction</span><span class="p">(</span><span \
class="s">&quot;show_filter_bar&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span></pre></td>  <th \
bgcolor="#e9eaa8" style="border-left: 1px solid #C0C0C0; border-right: 1px solid \
#C0C0C0;" align="right"><font size="2">1086</font></th>  <td bgcolor="#fdfebc" \
width="50%"><pre style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 140%; margin: 0; ">    <span \
class="n"><span class="hl">KToggle</span>Action</span><span class="o">*</span> <span \
class="n">showFilterBar</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span \
class="n">actionCollection</span><span class="p">()</span><span \
class="o">-&gt;</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="o"><span \
class="hl">&lt;</span></span><span class="n"><span \
class="hl">KToggle</span>Action</span><span class="o"><span \
class="hl">&gt;</span></span><span class="p">(</span><span \
class="s">&quot;show_filter_bar&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span></pre></td>  \
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  <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">What exactly was the \
problem with

QAction *showFilterBar ...;
showFilterBar-&gt;setCheckable(true);
?</pre>
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 <p>On März 13th, 2016, 8:41 vorm. UTC, <b>arnav dhamija</b> wrote:</p>
 <blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;">  <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">Right. So the problem with the QAction is that it doesn't have a "Pressed" \
state when the Filter button has been toggled. QPushButton probably would support do \
it but the rest of the Toggle buttons in the Dolphin Toolbar also use a KToggleAction \
(eg the Preview button) so I felt this approach makes more sense.</p></pre>  \
</blockquote>





 <p>On März 13th, 2016, 9:53 vorm. UTC, <b>arnav dhamija</b> wrote:</p>
 <blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;">  <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">In \
the latest commit, I have usedcreated a checkable QAction to replace the \
KToggleAction which was causing Dolphin to crash when the Split view was opened. The \
reason for this is unclear, but QAction seems to be much more stable.</p></pre>  \
</blockquote>







</blockquote>
<pre style="margin-left: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; \
white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p \
style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">The crash cause will have been the toggled signal which is prone to cause \
recursions when bound to slots which, well, toggle the action ;-)</p></pre> <br />




<p>- Thomas</p>


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<p>On März 13th, 2016, 11:48 nachm. UTC, arnav dhamija wrote:</p>








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<div>Review request for Dolphin, KDE Usability and Emmanuel Pescosta.</div>
<div>By arnav dhamija.</div>


<p style="color: grey;"><i>Updated März 13, 2016, 11:48 nachm.</i></p>









<div style="margin-top: 1.5em;">
 <b style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt;">Repository: </b>
dolphin
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Description </h1>
 <table width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" \
style="border: 1px solid #b8b5a0">  <tr>
  <td>
   <pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">This patch was created to implement the feature \
suggested here: <a href="https://todo.kde.org/?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=966" \
style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
normal;">https://todo.kde.org/?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=966</a></p>
 <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">This patch adds a Filter Button to the toolbar of \
Dolphin. This button can be toggled to show/hide the Filter Bar.</p> <p \
style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">In this patch, one might notice that there is now show_filter_bar and \
show_filter_bar_button in dolphinui.rc file. This was done because I found that using \
the same action for the menu entry and the toolbar entry would cause something to \
break (eg, shortcuts would stop working). </p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: \
inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">A screenshot of the \
toolbar is also attached.</p></pre>  </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Testing </h1>
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   <pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">manual</p></pre>  </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Diffs</b> </h1>
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 <li>dolphinmainwindow.h <span style="color: grey">(7003e94)</span></li>

 <li>dolphinmainwindow.cpp <span style="color: grey">(f7a7613)</span></li>

</ul>

<p><a href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/127054/diff/" style="margin-left: \
3em;">View Diff</a></p>



<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">File Attachments \
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 <li><a href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/media/uploaded/files/2016/02/12/d936e5d0-557c-45c5-9a2d-f849e5d284a6__dolphintoolbar.png">dolphintoolbar.png</a></li>


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