add Meta+` shortcut and fix animation behavior

--the isHidden flag shouldnt be set from visibilitymanager,
it is only the qml responsibility

app/globalshortcuts.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ GlobalShortcuts::GlobalShortcuts(QObject *parent)
     if (m_corona) {
         init();
     }
+
+    m_hideDockTimer.setSingleShot(true);
+    m_hideDockTimer.setInterval(3000);
+    connect(&m_hideDockTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
+        if (m_hideDock) {
+            m_hideDock->visibility()->setBlockHiding(false);
+            m_hideDock = nullptr;
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 GlobalShortcuts::~GlobalShortcuts()
@@ -62,6 +71,14 @@ void GlobalShortcuts::init()
         });
     }
 
+    //show-hide the main dock in the primary screen
+    QAction *showAction = taskbarActions->addAction(QStringLiteral("show latte dock"));
+    showAction->setText(i18n("Show Latte Dock"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(showAction, QKeySequence(Qt::META + '`'));
+    connect(showAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]() {
+        showDock();
+    });
+
 }
 
 //! Activate launcher menu through dbus interface
@@ -148,7 +165,6 @@ void GlobalShortcuts::activateTaskManagerEntry(int index, Qt::Key modifier)
     }
 }
 
-
 //! update badge for specific dock item
 void GlobalShortcuts::updateDockItemBadge(QString identifier, QString value)
 {
@@ -201,6 +217,48 @@ void GlobalShortcuts::updateDockItemBadge(QString identifier, QString value)
     }
 }
 
+void GlobalShortcuts::showDock()
+{
+    //qDebug() << "DBUS CALL ::: " << identifier << " - " << value;
+    auto containsLattePlasmoid = [this](const Plasma::Containment * c) {
+        const auto &applets = c->applets();
+
+        for (auto *applet : applets) {
+            KPluginMetaData meta = applet->kPackage().metadata();
+
+            if (meta.pluginId() == "org.kde.latte.plasmoid") {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    // To avoid overly complex configuration, we'll try to get the 90% usecase to work
+    // which is activating a task on the task manager on a panel on the primary screen.
+    for (auto it = m_corona->m_dockViews.constBegin(), end = m_corona->m_dockViews.constEnd(); it != end; ++it) {
+        if (it.value()->screen() != qGuiApp->primaryScreen()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (containsLattePlasmoid(it.key())) {
+            m_hideDock = it.value();
+            m_hideDock->visibility()->setBlockHiding(true);
+            m_hideDockTimer.start();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // we didn't find anything on primary, try all the panels
+    for (auto it = m_corona->m_dockViews.constBegin(), end = m_corona->m_dockViews.constEnd(); it != end; ++it) {
+        if (containsLattePlasmoid(it.key())) {
+            m_hideDock = it.value();
+            m_hideDock->visibility()->setBlockHiding(true);
+            m_hideDockTimer.start();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 }
 

app/globalshortcuts.h

@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 #define GLOBALSHORTCUTS_H
 
 #include "dockcorona.h"
+#include "dockview.h"
 #include "../liblattedock/dock.h"
 
 class DockCorona;
+class DockView;
 
 namespace Latte {
 
@@ -39,11 +41,15 @@ public:
     void updateDockItemBadge(QString identifier, QString value);
 
 private:
-    void activateTaskManagerEntry(int index, Qt::Key modifier);
     void init();
+    void activateTaskManagerEntry(int index, Qt::Key modifier);
+    void showDock();
+    void hideDock();
+
+    QTimer m_hideDockTimer;
+    DockView *m_hideDock;
 
     DockCorona *m_corona{nullptr};
-
 };
 
 }

app/visibilitymanager.cpp

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ inline void VisibilityManagerPrivate::setMode(Dock::Visibility mode)
             timerCheckWindows.start();
         }
         break;
+
         case Dock::WindowsGoBelow: {
             //
         }
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ inline void VisibilityManagerPrivate::setIsHidden(bool isHidden)
     if (this->isHidden == isHidden)
         return;
 
-    if (blockHiding) {
+    if (blockHiding && isHidden) {
         qWarning() << "isHidden property is blocked, ignoring update";
         return;
     }
@@ -224,8 +225,6 @@ void VisibilityManagerPrivate::setBlockHiding(bool blockHiding)
         timerHide.stop();
 
         if (isHidden) {
-            isHidden = false;
-            emit q->isHiddenChanged();
             emit q->mustBeShown(VisibilityManager::QPrivateSignal{});
         }
     } else {
@@ -364,17 +363,17 @@ void VisibilityManagerPrivate::dodgeMaximized(WId wid)
 
     auto isMaxVert = [&]() noexcept -> bool {
         return winfo.isMaxVert()
-                || (view->screen() && view->screen()->size().height() <= winfo.geometry().height());
+               || (view->screen() && view->screen()->size().height() <= winfo.geometry().height());
     };
 
     auto isMaxHoriz = [&]() noexcept -> bool {
         return winfo.isMaxHoriz()
-                || (view->screen() && view->screen()->size().width() <= winfo.geometry().width());
+               || (view->screen() && view->screen()->size().width() <= winfo.geometry().width());
     };
 
     if (wm->isOnCurrentDesktop(wid) && !winfo.isMinimized())
         raiseDock(view->formFactor() == Plasma::Types::Vertical
-                    ? !isMaxHoriz() : !isMaxVert());
+                  ? !isMaxHoriz() : !isMaxVert());
 }
 
 void VisibilityManagerPrivate::dodgeWindows(WId wid)
@@ -457,18 +456,18 @@ inline void VisibilityManagerPrivate::restoreConfig()
     setRaiseOnActivity(config.readEntry("raiseOnActivityChange", false));
 
     auto mode = [&]() {
-          return static_cast<Dock::Visibility>(view->containment()->config()
-                    .readEntry("visibility", static_cast<int>(Dock::DodgeActive)));
+        return static_cast<Dock::Visibility>(view->containment()->config()
+                                             .readEntry("visibility", static_cast<int>(Dock::DodgeActive)));
     };
 
     if (mode() == Dock::AlwaysVisible) {
         setMode(Dock::AlwaysVisible);
     } else {
-        connect(&timerStartUp, &QTimer::timeout, this, [&, mode]() {
+        connect(&timerStartUp, &QTimer::timeout, this, [ &, mode]() {
             setMode(mode());
         });
         connect(view->containment(), &Plasma::Containment::userConfiguringChanged
-                ,this, [&](bool configuring) {
+        , this, [&](bool configuring) {
             if (configuring && timerStartUp.isActive())
                 timerStartUp.start(100);
         });