Bug 420809

Summary:	dbus option to show hidden dock
Product:	[Unmaintained] lattedock	Reporter:	Tristan Lins <tristan>
Component:	application	Assignee:	Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	0.9.9
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Behavior Settings View

Description Tristan Lins 2020-04-30 15:56:37 UTC

I use a hidden dock and whant to show the dock with meta key.
The solution "Can I use my super key to open the app launcher?" from the wiki is not what I wanted. I want to show the dock, not the app launcher - I dont have an app launcher in my latte dock. For launching apps I use the krunner with Alt+Space.

But I could not found any method on the dbus to show a hidden dock.
An option to show a hidden dock with meta key only would be nice.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
OS: Fedora 31
KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.13.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LSB Version:    :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
Description:    Fedora release 31 (Thirty One)
Release:        31
Codename:       ThirtyOne

Comment 1 Michail Vourlakos 2020-04-30 16:10:38 UTC

did you try to go to Plasma Systemsettings->Global Shortcuts->Latte Dock->Show Latte Dock/Panel ?

Comment 2 Tristan Lins 2020-04-30 16:15:45 UTC

Yes but I cannot assign only meta key as shortcut. Currently I assigned meta+space as workaround.

From the example in the wiki (https://github.com/psifidotos/Latte-Dock/wiki/F.A.Q.#q-can-i-use-my-super-key-to-open-the-app-launcher) I assume the meta only shortcut has a specially treated by kwin.

Comment 3 Michail Vourlakos 2020-04-30 16:37:58 UTC

Do you have in Behavior advanced page, Actions, Prefer this view for global shortcuts based on position?

Comment 4 Tristan Lins 2020-04-30 17:59:23 UTC

Created attachment 128037 [details]
Behavior Settings View

Does not look like this.
But "Activate based on position through global shortcuts".

By holding the meta button I can bring the latte dock to the front. I find that very "uncomfortable". I just want to tap once and don't have to wait.

btw I upgraded to fedora 32 and latte dock was updated in version 0.9.10

Comment 5 Michail Vourlakos 2020-04-30 18:03:25 UTC

(In reply to Tristan Lins from comment #4)
> Created attachment 128037 [details]
> Behavior Settings View
> 
> Does not look like this.
> But "Activate based on position through global shortcuts".
> 
> By holding the meta button I can bring the latte dock to the front. I find
> that very "uncomfortable". I just want to tap once and don't have to wait.
> 
> btw I upgraded to fedora 32 and latte dock was updated in version 0.9.10

ok...
sorry but I am not interested for any addition concerning this.