a property in Applet to tell if the user is configuring

pure model, doesn't actually carry the config dialog, but serves as bookkeeping

src/plasma/applet.cpp

@@ -409,6 +409,21 @@ void Applet::setConfigurationRequired(bool needsConfig, const QString &reason)
     d->showConfigurationRequiredMessage(needsConfig, reason);
 }
 
+bool Applet::isUserConfiguring() const
+{
+    return d->userConfiguring;
+}
+
+void Applet::setUserConfiguring(bool configuring)
+{
+    if (configuring == d->userConfiguring) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    d->userConfiguring = configuring;
+    emit userConfiguringChanged(configuring);
+}
+
 Types::ItemStatus Applet::status() const
 {
     return d->itemStatus;
@@ -465,10 +480,6 @@ void Applet::flushPendingConstraintsEvents()
 
         d->updateShortcuts();
         Containment *cont = containment();
-        Corona *corona = 0;
-        if (cont) {
-            corona = cont->corona();
-        }
     }
 
     if (c & Plasma::Types::ImmutableConstraint) {

src/plasma/applet.h

@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject
          */
         bool configurationRequired() const;
 
+        /**
+         * @return true when the configuration interface is being shown
+         * @since 4.5
+         */
+        bool isUserConfiguring() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Tells the applet the user is configuring
+         * @param configuring true if the configuration ui is showing
+         */
+        void setUserConfiguring(bool configuring);
+
 //UTILS
         /**
          * Accessor for the associated Package object if any.
@@ -376,6 +388,11 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject
          */
         void configNeedsSaving();
 
+        /**
+         * emitted when the config ui appears or disappears
+         */
+        void userConfiguringChanged(bool configuring);
+
 //ACTIONS
         /**
          * Emitted when activation is requested due to, for example, a global
@@ -389,7 +406,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject
          * Emitted when the applet is deleted
          */
         void appletDeleted(Plasma::Applet *applet);
-        
+
     public Q_SLOTS:
 //BOOKKEEPING
         /**

src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ AppletPrivate::AppletPrivate(KService::Ptr service, const KPluginInfo *info, int
           needsConfig(false),
           started(false),
           globalShortcutEnabled(false),
-          uiReady(false)
+          uiReady(false),
+          userConfiguring(false)
 {
     if (appletId == 0) {
         appletId = ++s_maxAppletId;

src/plasma/private/applet_p.h

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public:
     bool started : 1;
     bool globalShortcutEnabled : 1;
     bool uiReady : 1;
+    bool userConfiguring : 1;
 };
 
 } // Plasma namespace