hide docks animation when changing layouts

app/layoutmanager.cpp

@@ -236,16 +236,15 @@ void LayoutManager::confirmDynamicSwitch()
     if (m_shouldSwitchToLayout == tempShouldSwitch && m_shouldSwitchToLayout != currentLayoutName()) {
         qDebug() << "dynamic switch to layout :: " << m_shouldSwitchToLayout;
 
+        emit currentLayoutIsChanging();
+
         if (m_corona->universalSettings()->showInfoWindow()) {
             showInfoWindow(i18n("Switching to layout <b>%0</b> ...").arg(m_shouldSwitchToLayout), 4000);
-
-            QTimer::singleShot(500, [this, tempShouldSwitch]() {
-                switchToLayout(tempShouldSwitch);
-            });
-        } else {
-            switchToLayout(m_shouldSwitchToLayout);
         }
 
+        QTimer::singleShot(500, [this, tempShouldSwitch]() {
+            switchToLayout(tempShouldSwitch);
+        });
     } else {
         m_shouldSwitchToLayout = tempShouldSwitch;
         m_dynamicSwitchTimer.start();

app/layoutmanager.h

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ signals:
     void addWidgetsActionChanged();
     void currentLayoutChanged();
     void currentLayoutNameChanged();
+    void currentLayoutIsChanging();
     void launchersSignalsChanged();
     void layoutsChanged();
     void menuLayoutsChanged();

containment/package/contents/ui/VisibilityManager.qml

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Item{
     property bool debugMagager: Qt.application.arguments.indexOf("--mask") >= 0
 
     property bool blockUpdateMask: false
+    property bool inForceHiding: false //is used when the docks are forced in hiding e.g. when changing layouts
     property bool inStartup: root.inStartup
     property bool normalState : false  // this is being set from updateMaskArea
     property bool previousNormalState : false // this is only for debugging purposes
@@ -153,6 +154,16 @@ Item{
         onPanelMarginChanged: updateMaskArea();
     }
 
+    Connections{
+        target: universalLayoutManager
+        onCurrentLayoutIsChanging: {
+            manager.inTempHiding = true;
+            manager.inForceHiding = true;
+            root.clearZoom();
+            manager.slotMustBeHide();
+        }
+    }
+
     onInStartupChanged: {
         if (!inStartup) {
             delayAnimationTimer.start();
@@ -176,15 +187,15 @@ Item{
 
     function slotMustBeShown() {
         //  console.log("show...");
-        if (!slidingAnimationAutoHiddenIn.running && !inTempHiding){
+        if (!slidingAnimationAutoHiddenIn.running && !inTempHiding && !inForceHiding){
             slidingAnimationAutoHiddenIn.init();
         }
     }
 
     function slotMustBeHide() {
         // console.log("hide....");
-        if(!slidingAnimationAutoHiddenOut.running && !dock.visibility.blockHiding
+        if((!slidingAnimationAutoHiddenOut.running && !dock.visibility.blockHiding
-                && !dock.visibility.containsMouse) {
+                && !dock.visibility.containsMouse) || inForceHiding) {
             slidingAnimationAutoHiddenOut.init();
         }
     }