fixes for ParabolicEffect Ability

containment/package/contents/ui/abilities/ParabolicEffect.qml

@@ -31,19 +31,12 @@ ContainerAbility.ParabolicEffect {
 
     property Item animations: null
     property Item appletsRecords: null
-    property Item view: null
+    property QtObject view: null
 
     factor.zoom: LatteCore.WindowSystem.compositingActive && animations.active ? ( 1 + (plasmoid.configuration.zoomLevel / 20) ) : 1
     factor.maxZoom: Math.max(factor.zoom, appletsRecords.maxInnerZoomFactor)
 
     readonly property bool horizontal: plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Horizontal
-    readonly property bool directRenderingEnabled: _privates.directRenderingEnabled
-    readonly property int lastIndex: _privates.lastIndex
-
-    readonly property Item _privates: Item {
-        property bool directRenderingEnabled: false
-        property int lastIndex: -1
-    }
 
     Connections {
         target: parabolic

containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml

@@ -1579,6 +1579,7 @@ Item {
     Ability.ParabolicEffect {
         id: _parabolic
         animations: _animations
+        appletsRecords: _appletsRecords
         view: latteView
     }
 

declarativeimports/abilities/applets/ParabolicEffect.qml

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect {
     readonly property bool isActive: bridge !== null
 
     factor: ref.parabolic.factor
+    directRenderingEnabled: ref.parabolic.directRenderingEnabled
+    lastIndex: local.lastIndex /*special property that needs to remain the same*/
 
     readonly property AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect local: AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect {}
 

declarativeimports/abilities/bridge/ParabolicEffect.qml

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ Item {
         host.sglUpdateHigherItemScale(appletIndex+1, newScale, step);
     }
 
+  /*Be Careful, needs to be considered how to not create
+    endless recursion because each one calls the other.
+    If applet in inside a container and as such is using
+    a parabolic host then the parabolic host clearZoom signal
+    should be called when needed.
+
     Connections {
         target: client ? client : null
         onSglClearZoom: {
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ Item {
                 parabolicBridge.host.sglClearZoom();
             }
         }
-    }
+    }*/
 
     Connections {
         target: host ? host : null

declarativeimports/abilities/containers/ParabolicEffect.qml

@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect {
     id: apis
 
     readonly property Item publicApi: Item {
+        readonly property alias directRenderingEnabled: apis.directRenderingEnabled
         readonly property alias factor: apis.factor
+        readonly property alias lastIndex: apis.lastIndex
+
+        signal sglClearZoom();
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        apis.sglClearZoom.connect(publicApi.sglClearZoom)
+    }
+
+    Component.onDestruction: {
+        apis.sglClearZoom.disconnect(publicApi.sglClearZoom)
     }
 }

declarativeimports/abilities/definitions/ParabolicEffect.qml

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ import "./paraboliceffect" as ParabolicEffectTypes
 Item {
     property ParabolicEffectTypes.Factor factor: ParabolicEffectTypes.Factor{}
 
+    readonly property bool directRenderingEnabled: _privates.directRenderingEnabled
+    readonly property int lastIndex: _privates.lastIndex
+
+    readonly property ParabolicEffectTypes.PrivateProperties _privates: ParabolicEffectTypes.PrivateProperties {}
+
     signal sglClearZoom();
     signal sglUpdateLowerItemScale(int delegateIndex, real newScale, real step);
     signal sglUpdateHigherItemScale(int delegateIndex, real newScale, real step);

declarativeimports/abilities/definitions/paraboliceffect/PrivateProperties.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+*  Copyright 2020 Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos@gmail.com>
+*
+*  This file is part of Latte-Dock
+*
+*  Latte-Dock is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+*  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+*  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+*  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+*  Latte-Dock is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*  GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+*  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+*  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import QtQuick 2.7
+
+Item {
+    property bool directRenderingEnabled: false
+    property int lastIndex: -1
+}