functionality for widget explorer is there

src/shell/qmlpackages/desktop/contents/views/Desktop.qml

@@ -33,37 +33,68 @@ Rectangle {
     function toggleWidgetExplorer(explorerObject) {
         console.log("Widget Explorer toggled");
 
-        if (0&&sidePanel.visible) {
-            explorerObject.close()
-            sidePanel.visible = false;
+        sidePanelStack.pop(blankPage);
+
+        if (sidePanelStack.state == "widgetExplorer") {
+            explorerObject.close();
+            sidePanelStack.state = "closed";
         } else {
-            explorerObject.parent = sidePanelStack
-            explorerObject.anchors.fill = parent;
-            sidePanel.visible = true;
-            sidePanel.height = containment.availableScreenRegion(containment.screen)[0].height;
+            sidePanelStack.push(explorerObject);
+            explorerObject.closed.connect(function(){sidePanelStack.state = "closed";});
+            sidePanelStack.state = "widgetExplorer";
         }
     }
 
     function toggleActivityManager() {
         console.log("Activity manger toggled");
 
-        if (sidePanel.visible) {
-            sidePanelStack.source = '';
-            sidePanel.visible = false;
+        sidePanelStack.pop(blankPage);
+
+        if (sidePanelStack.state == "activitySwitcher") {
+            sidePanelStack.state = "closed";
         } else {
-            sidePanelStack.source = Qt.resolvedUrl("../activityswitcher/ActivitySwitcher.qml");
-            sidePanel.visible = true;
-            sidePanel.height = containment.availableScreenRegion(containment.screen)[0].height;
+            sidePanelStack.push(Qt.resolvedUrl("../activityswitcher/ActivitySwitcher.qml"));
+            sidePanelStack.state = "activitySwitcher";
         }
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.Dialog {
         id: sidePanel
         location: PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge
-        mainItem: Loader {
+        mainItem: PlasmaComponents.PageStack {
             id: sidePanelStack
+            state: "closed"
             width: 250
             height: 500
+            initialPage: Item {
+                id: blankPage
+            }
+        
+            states: [
+                State {
+                    name: "closed"
+                    PropertyChanges {
+                        target: sidePanel
+                        visible: false
+                    }
+                },
+                State {
+                    name: "widgetExplorer"
+                    PropertyChanges {
+                        target: sidePanel
+                        visible: true
+                        height: containment.availableScreenRegion(containment.screen)[0].height;
+                    }
+                },
+                State {
+                    name: "activitySwitcher"
+                    PropertyChanges {
+                        target: sidePanel
+                        visible: true
+                        height: containment.availableScreenRegion(containment.screen)[0].height;
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
         }
     }
 

src/shell/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQmlExpression>
+#include <QQmlProperty>
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kservicetypetrader.h>
@@ -359,6 +361,10 @@ void WidgetExplorer::setSource(const QUrl &source)
     d->qmlObject->completeInitialization();
     QQuickItem *i = qobject_cast<QQuickItem *>(d->qmlObject->rootObject());
     i->setParentItem(this);
+    //set anchors
+    QQmlExpression expr(d->qmlObject->engine()->rootContext(), d->qmlObject->rootObject(), "parent");
+    QQmlProperty prop(d->qmlObject->rootObject(), "anchors.fill");
+    prop.write(expr.evaluate());
 }
 
 QUrl WidgetExplorer::source() const
@@ -520,7 +526,7 @@ void WidgetExplorer::uninstall(const QString &pluginName)
 
 void WidgetExplorer::close()
 {
-    //d->qmlObject->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("widgetExplorer", 0);
+    emit closed();
     deleteLater();
 }
 

src/shell/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.h

@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void orientationChanged();
     void widgetsMenuActionsChanged();
     void extraActionsChanged();
+    void closed();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**