Code refactoring: pointers instead of names in Palettes

src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp

@@ -202,8 +202,11 @@ void UBBoardPaletteManager::setupDockPaletteWidgets()
     // The cache widget will be visible only if a cache is put on the page
     mRightPalette->registerWidget(mpCachePropWidget);
     // The teacher bar widget will always be there
-    mRightPalette->registerWidget(mpTeacherBarWidget);
-    mRightPalette->addTab(mpTeacherBarWidget);
+
+    // TeacherBarWidget moved to left side just for testing!!!!
+    mLeftPalette->registerWidget(mpTeacherBarWidget);
+    mLeftPalette->addTab(mpTeacherBarWidget);
+
     //  The download widget will be part of the right palette but
     //  will become visible only when the first download starts
     mRightPalette->registerWidget(mpDownloadWidget);
@@ -211,8 +214,8 @@ void UBBoardPaletteManager::setupDockPaletteWidgets()
     changeMode(eUBDockPaletteWidget_BOARD, true);
 
     // Hide the tabs that must be hidden
-    mRightPalette->removeTab(mpDownloadWidget->name());
-    mRightPalette->removeTab(mpCachePropWidget->name());
+    mRightPalette->removeTab(mpDownloadWidget);
+    mRightPalette->removeTab(mpCachePropWidget);
 
 //     mLeftPalette->showTabWidget(0);
 //     mRightPalette->showTabWidget(0);
@@ -998,7 +1001,7 @@ void UBBoardPaletteManager::stopDownloads()
     {
         mDownloadInProgress = false;
         mpDownloadWidget->setVisibleState(false);
-        mRightPalette->removeTab(mpDownloadWidget->name());
+        mRightPalette->removeTab(mpDownloadWidget);
     }
 }
 

src/gui/UBCachePropertiesWidget.cpp

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void UBCachePropertiesWidget::onCloseClicked()
             emit cacheListEmpty();
         }
 
-        emit hideTab(name());
+        emit hideTab(this);
     }
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void UBCachePropertiesWidget::updateCurrentCache()
             if("Cache" == it->data(Qt::UserRole).toString())
             {
                 setEnabled(true);
-                emit showTab(name());
+                emit showTab(this);
                 mpCurrentCache = dynamic_cast<UBGraphicsCache*>(it);
                 if((NULL != mpCurrentCache) && (!mCaches.contains(mpCurrentCache)))
                 {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void UBCachePropertiesWidget::updateCurrentCache()
     // 1 - that this page has no cache
     // 2 - we are not in Board mode
     // 3 - we are in Board mode, but show desktop (as really - Desktop mode)
-    emit hideTab(name());
+    emit hideTab(this);
     mpCurrentCache = NULL;
     setDisabled(true);
 }
@@ -346,6 +346,6 @@ void UBCachePropertiesWidget::onSizeChanged(int newSize)
 
 void UBCachePropertiesWidget::onCacheEnabled()
 {
-    emit showTab(name());
+    emit showTab(this);
 }
  

src/gui/UBDockPalette.cpp

@@ -567,19 +567,15 @@ void UBDockPalette::addTab(UBDockPaletteWidget *widget)
  * \brief Remove the given tab
  * @param widgetName as the tab widget name
  */
-void UBDockPalette::removeTab(const QString &widgetName)
+void UBDockPalette::removeTab(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget)
 {
-    for(int i = 0; i < mTabWidgets.size(); i++)
+    int nWidget = mTabWidgets.indexOf(widget);
+    if( nWidget >= 0 )
     {
-        UBDockPaletteWidget* pCrntWidget = mTabWidgets.at(i);
-        if(NULL != pCrntWidget && (pCrntWidget->name() == widgetName))
-        {
-            mpStackWidget->removeWidget(pCrntWidget);
-            mTabWidgets.remove(i);
-            pCrntWidget->hide();
+        mpStackWidget->removeWidget(widget);
+        mTabWidgets.remove(nWidget);
+        widget->hide();
         update();
-            break;
-        }
     }
     resizeTabs();
     mCurrentTab = qMax(mCurrentTab - 1, 0);
@@ -607,17 +603,12 @@ int UBDockPalette::tabSpacing()
  * \brief Show the given widget
  * @param widgetName as the given widget name
  */
-void UBDockPalette::onShowTabWidget(const QString &widgetName)
-{
-    for(int i = 0; i < mRegisteredWidgets.size(); i++)
+void UBDockPalette::onShowTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget)
 {
-        UBDockPaletteWidget* pCrntWidget = mRegisteredWidgets.at(i);
-        if(NULL != pCrntWidget && (pCrntWidget->name() == widgetName))
+    if (mRegisteredWidgets.contains(widget))
     {
-            pCrntWidget->setVisibleState(true);
-            addTab(pCrntWidget);
-            break;
-        }
+        widget->setVisibleState(true);
+        addTab(widget);
     }
 }
 
@@ -625,16 +616,13 @@ void UBDockPalette::onShowTabWidget(const QString &widgetName)
  * \brief Hide the given widget
  * @param widgetName as the given widget name
  */
-void UBDockPalette::onHideTabWidget(const QString &widgetName)
+void UBDockPalette::onHideTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget)
 {
-    for(int i = 0; i < mRegisteredWidgets.size(); i++){
-        UBDockPaletteWidget* pCrntWidget = mRegisteredWidgets.at(i);
-        if(NULL != pCrntWidget && (pCrntWidget->name() == widgetName)){
-            pCrntWidget->setVisibleState(false);
-            break;
-        }
+    if (mRegisteredWidgets.contains(widget))
+    {
+        widget->setVisibleState(false);
+        removeTab(widget);
     }
-    removeTab(widgetName);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -644,8 +632,8 @@ void UBDockPalette::connectSignals()
 {
     for(int i=0; i < mRegisteredWidgets.size(); i++)
     {
-        connect(mRegisteredWidgets.at(i), SIGNAL(showTab(QString)), this, SLOT(onShowTabWidget(QString)));
-        connect(mRegisteredWidgets.at(i), SIGNAL(hideTab(QString)), this, SLOT(onHideTabWidget(QString)));
+        connect(mRegisteredWidgets.at(i), SIGNAL(showTab(UBDockPaletteWidget*)), this, SLOT(onShowTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget*)));
+        connect(mRegisteredWidgets.at(i), SIGNAL(hideTab(UBDockPaletteWidget*)), this, SLOT(onHideTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget*)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -747,7 +735,7 @@ bool UBDockPalette::switchMode(eUBDockPaletteWidgetMode mode)
             }
             else
             {
-                removeTab(pNextWidget->name());
+                removeTab(pNextWidget);
             }
         }
     }

src/gui/UBDockPalette.h

@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ public:
 
     void setBackgroundBrush(const QBrush& brush);
     void registerWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
+
     void addTab(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
-    void removeTab(const QString& widgetName);
+    void removeTab(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
 
     void connectSignals();
 
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ public:
     eUBDockPaletteType paletteType(){return mPaletteType;}
 
 public slots:
-    void onShowTabWidget(const QString& widgetName);
-    void onHideTabWidget(const QString& widgetName);
+    void onShowTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
+    void onHideTabWidget(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
     void onAllDownloadsFinished();
 
 protected:

src/gui/UBDockPaletteWidget.h

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ public:
     void setVisibleState(bool state){mVisibleState = state;}
 
 signals:
-    void hideTab(const QString& widgetName);
-    void showTab(const QString& widgetName);
+    void hideTab(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
+    void showTab(UBDockPaletteWidget* widget);
 
 public slots:
     void slot_changeMode(eUBDockPaletteWidgetMode newMode);