--the new approach does not load/unload layouts
during startup/exit. When the user loads layouts
in multiple layouts mode the layouts are inserted
and when exit they still remain in the hidden
multiple layouts file. These layouts present in the
multiple layouts file from now are called preloaded
layouts.
--the new approach fixes also the wayland exit
issue and in general the message for Latte not
closed properly has been totally dropped.
BUG:448702
BUG:446205
--This is a HUGE FEATURE and so important for multi-screens
users. It is introduced as one single commit because it
reimplements plenty of infrastructure changes and it will
be easier to identify newly introduced bugs.
--Users can now choose for their docks and panels to belong
at various screen groups. The first two screen groups introduced
are AllScreens and AllSecondayScreens. In the future it might
be possible to provide CustomScreensGroup that the user will
be able to define specific screens in which a dock or panel
should be always present.
--Current solution specifies an Original dock or panel and clones/copies
itself automatically to other screens. So docks and panels in other screens
are just real docks and panels that reference themselves to original
docks and panels.
--Clones are destroyed during layout startup and are automaticaly
recreated. It is suggested to export your layouts through the
official Layouts Editor in order to share them because in that case
clones are not included in the new generated layout file. If in any
case you do not this and you share your layout with any previous
versions then your clones will just appear as separate docks and
panels that belong to specific screens.
--Automatic syncing was introduced in order to keep up-to-date
the configuration of Original docks and panels with their referenced
Clones.
--Automatic syncing currently works for all docks and panels settings,
for all normal applets configurations and for all subcontaiments
configuration such as systrays.
--Automatic syncing does not work for applets inside subcontainments
such as Group Plasmoid. In such case it is suggested to configure
your applets inside your Group Plasmoid in the original dock or panel
and afterwards to trigger a recreation for the relevant clones
--Manual recreation of clones is easily possible by just choosing
the dock or panel to be OnPrimary or OnSpecificScreen and rechoosing
afterwards the AllScreensGroup or AllSecondaryScreensGroup
--when activating activities under multiple layouts
the currentActivityChanged() signal is sent from
KActivities before the runningActivitiesChanged() and
as such we can end in considering borderless maximized
window flag before all appropriate layouts have been enabled.
The patch adds a timer and delays borderlessMaximized consideration
when currentActivityChanged signal is received.
--during startup borderless maximized windows should not be
enabled or not as long as kwin has already been configured
in the proper way. This way we make Latte startup lighter
because KWin is not reconfiguring when not needed.
--showing settings dialog too early before layout(s)
are loaded can possible create crashes. Settings dialog
is considering that everything is in place and ready
to be used.
BUG:440731
--renaming active layout in single mode is a little
tricky in order to not leave any deprecated data behind.
Successful steps would be:
1. unload current single layout
2. load new single layout for the new file
3. remove deprecated layout file after new file loaded correctly
--when the user requests a specific layout in Multiple
Layout mode the new approach is the following. If
the layout has assigned activities this is respected
but if its activities are empty that layout is assigned
only on the current activity and any other layouts assigned
explicitly to that activity are released
--the controller does not need to host its own
CentralLayouts any more. It retrieves original
data for Synchronizer, updates layouts accordingly
and sends back to Synchronizer all the updated
layouts data
--Move in a simpler layouts approach.
--Single Layout mode loads ONLY ONE Layout for ALL Activities
--Multiple Layouts mode loads any combination of Layouts based
on the following settings:
-- OnAllActivities
-- ForFreeActivities
-- SpecificActivities
Michail Vourlakos
Alexander Lohnau
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