simplify more the communicator

containment/package/contents/code/AppletIdentifier.js

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function checkAndUpdateAppletRootItem() {
 
     for(var i=0; i<level0.length; ++i){
         var level1 = level0[i].children;
-        if (!appletDiscoveredRootItem && level0[i].hasOwnProperty("isInLatte")) {
+        if (!appletDiscoveredRootItem && level0[i].hasOwnProperty("latteSettings")) {
             appletDiscoveredRootItem = level0[i];
         }
         if (appletDiscoveredRootItem) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function checkAndUpdateAppletRootItem() {
         }
 
         for(var j=0; j<level1.length; ++j){
-            if (!appletDiscoveredRootItem && level1[j].hasOwnProperty("isInLatte")) {
+            if (!appletDiscoveredRootItem && level1[j].hasOwnProperty("latteSettings")) {
                 appletDiscoveredRootItem = level1[j];
             }
             if (appletDiscoveredRootItem) {

containment/package/contents/ui/applet/Communicator.qml

@@ -28,21 +28,7 @@ Item{
     //              BEGIN OF INTERNAL APPLET PROPERTIES
     //             LATTE<->APPLET COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
     //             -------------------------------------
-
-    // USAGE: The applet can set the following properties in its main item in order to
-    // establish communication with the Latte containment
-
-    //             -------------------------------------
-    //                  INGOING FROM LATTE TO APPLET
-    //             -------------------------------------
-    // NAME: isInLatte
-    //   USAGE: property bool isInLatte: false
-    //   EXPLANATION: Latte sets it to true when this applet is in a Latte containment. This parameter
-    //       is very important because it identifies the main element of the applet in which all latte
-    //       parameters need to also placed. Be careful in case you are using CompactRepresentation then
-    //       the main element for which you must place the Latte options is the CompactRepresentation.
-    property bool appletContainsIsInLatte: appletRootItem && appletRootItem.hasOwnProperty("isInLatte") ? true : false
-
+    //
     // NAME: latteSettings
     //   USAGE: property QtObject latteSettings: null
     //   EXPLANATION: The main shared object that Latte is using to communicate with the applet
@@ -55,6 +41,7 @@ Item{
     //! BEGIN OF PROPERTIES
     //this is used for folderView and icon widgets to fake their visual icons
     readonly property bool canShowOverlaiedLatteIcon: appletRootItem && communicator.appletIconItem
+    readonly property bool disableLatteSideColoring: settingsLoader.active ? settingsLoader.item.disableLatteSideColoring : false
     readonly property bool overlayLatteIconIsActive: canShowOverlaiedLatteIcon
                                                      && settingsLoader.active
                                                      && !settingsLoader.item.disableLatteIconOverlay
@@ -68,11 +55,6 @@ Item{
     //! END OF PROPERTIES
 
     //! BEGIN OF PROPERTY CHANGES
-    onAppletContainsIsInLatteChanged: {
-        if (appletContainsIsInLatte) {
-            appletRootItem.isInLatte = true;
-        }
-    }
     //! END OF PROPERTY CHANGES
 
     //! BEGIN OF FUNCTIONS
@@ -120,7 +102,7 @@ Item{
 
     Loader{
         id:settingsLoader
-        active: appletContainsIsInLatte && appletContainsLatteSettings
+        active: appletContainsLatteSettings
         sourceComponent: LatteSettings{}
     }
 

containment/package/contents/ui/applet/LatteSettings.qml

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Item{
     //       Latte "palette" and FALSE otherwise
     //   USE CASE: when Latte is transparent and applets colors need to be adjusted in order
     //       to look consistent with the underlying desktop background
+    // @since: 0.9
     readonly property bool applyPalette: disableLatteSideColoring ? colorizerManager.mustBeShown : false
 
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ Item{
     //   USE CASE: when Latte is transparent and applets colors need to be adjusted in order
     //       to look consistent with the underlying desktop background OR the applet
     //       is not using monochromatic icons but rather colorful ones.
+    // @since: 0.9
     property bool disableLatteSideColoring: false
 
     // NAME: disableLatteIconOverlay
@@ -70,5 +72,6 @@ Item{
     //       the applet or alters the applet visual in any sense.
     //       That means that the applet is responsible to provide a conherent
     //       parabolic effect experience.
+    // @since: 0.9
     property bool disableLatteIconOverlay: false
 }

plasmoid/package/contents/ui/main.qml

@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ Item {
     //END Latte Dock Panel properties
 
     //BEGIN Latte Dock Communicator
-    property bool disableLatteSideColoring : true
+    property QtObject latteSettings: null
+    onLatteSettingsChanged: {
+        if (latteSettings) {
+            latteSettings.disableLatteSideColoring = true;
+        }
+    }
     //END  Latte Dock Communicator