Add Always show Search bar property, remove unwanted properties

Author: prateekmedia

contents/config/main.xml

@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
       <label>The format used in the display of application names: 0 = NameOnly, 1 = GenericNameOnly, 2 = NameAndGenericName, 3 = GenericNameAndName</label>
       <default>0</default>
     </entry>
-    <entry name="limitDepth" type="Bool">
-      <label>Whether to flatten top-level menu categories to a single level instead of displaying sub-categories.</label>
-      <default>false</default>
-    </entry>
-    <entry name="alphaSort" type="Bool">
-      <label>Whether to sort menu contents alphabetically or use manual/system sort order.</label>
-      <default>false</default>
-    </entry>
 
     <entry name="recentOrdering" type="Int">
       <label>How should the previously used apps/docs/contacts be ordered: 0 = RecentFirst, 1 = PopularFirst</label>
@@ -134,10 +126,6 @@
       <label>Shows or hides the Power Options button on the bottom bar.</label>
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
-    <entry name="showIconsRootLevel" type="Bool">
-      <label>Whether to show icons on the root level of the menu.</label>
-      <default>false</default>
-    </entry>
     <entry name="defaultAllApps" type="Bool">
       <label>Whether to show All Apps screen by default or not.</label>
       <default>false</default>

contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml

@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
     property string cfg_customButtonImage: plasmoid.configuration.customButtonImage
 
     property alias cfg_appNameFormat: appNameFormat.currentIndex
-    property alias cfg_limitDepth: limitDepth.checked
-    property alias cfg_alphaSort: alphaSort.checked
-    property alias cfg_showIconsRootLevel: showIconsRootLevel.checked
-
     property alias cfg_recentOrdering: recentOrdering.currentIndex
     property alias cfg_showRecentApps: showRecentApps.checked
     property alias cfg_showRecentDocs: showRecentDocs.checked
@@ -58,6 +54,7 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
     property alias cfg_gridAllowTwoLines: gridAllowTwoLines.checked
     property alias cfg_defaultAllApps: defaultAllApps.checked
     property alias cfg_showDescription: showDescription.checked
+    property alias cfg_alwaysShowSearchBar: alwaysShowSearchBar.checked
 
     property alias cfg_downIconsDocuments: downIconsDocuments.checked
     property alias cfg_downIconsDownloads: downIconsDownloads.checked
@@ -229,6 +226,11 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
         text: i18n("Show Description for all apps and search items")
     }
 
+    CheckBox {
+        id: alwaysShowSearchBar
+        text: i18n("Always Show Search Bar")
+    }
+
     Item {
         Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true
     }
@@ -240,34 +242,6 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
 
         model: [i18n("Name only"), i18n("Description only"), i18n("Name (Description)"), i18n("Description (Name)")]
     }
-
-    Item {
-        Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true
-    }
-
-    CheckBox {
-        id: alphaSort
-
-        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Behavior:")
-
-        text: i18n("Sort applications alphabetically")
-    }
-
-    CheckBox {
-        id: limitDepth
-
-        visible: !isDash
-
-        text: i18n("Flatten sub-menus to a single level")
-    }
-
-    CheckBox {
-        id: showIconsRootLevel
-
-        visible: !isDash
-
-        text: i18n("Show icons on the root level of the menu")
-    }
 
     Item {
         Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true

contents/ui/MainColumnItem.qml

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Item {
         id: searchField
         focus: true
         placeholderText: i18n("Search...")
-        opacity: searching
+        opacity: searching || plasmoid.configuration.alwaysShowSearchBar
         height: units.iconSizes.medium
         width: parent.width - 2 * x
         x: 1.5 * units.largeSpacing
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ Item {
 
     PlasmaExtras.Heading {
         id: mainLabelGrid
-        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.top: plasmoid.configuration.alwaysShowSearchBar ? searchField.bottom : parent.top
         anchors.leftMargin: units.largeSpacing * 3
+        anchors.topMargin: plasmoid.configuration.alwaysShowSearchBar ? 0.4 * units.largeSpacing : 0
         anchors.left: parent.left
         x: units.smallSpacing
         elide: Text.ElideRight
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ Item {
                 left: parent.left
             }
             x: -units.smallSpacing
-            visible: documentsFavoritesGrid.model.count > 6 && !searching && !showAllApps && !showRecents
+            visible: documentsFavoritesGrid.model != null && documentsFavoritesGrid.model.count > 6 && !searching && !showAllApps && !showRecents
         }
 
         ItemGridView {

contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ PlasmaCore.Dialog {
     property int cellWidthSide: units.gridUnit * 13
     property int cellHeight: iconSize + (Math.max(highlightItemSvg.margins.top + highlightItemSvg.margins.bottom,
         highlightItemSvg.margins.left + highlightItemSvg.margins.right))
-    signal appendSearchText(string text)
 
     onVisibleChanged: {
         if (!visible) {
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ PlasmaCore.Dialog {
     FocusScope {
         Layout.minimumWidth: mainColumnItem.width  //+ tilesColumnItem.width
         Layout.maximumWidth: mainColumnItem.width //+ tilesColumnItem.width
-        Layout.minimumHeight: mainColumnItem.tileSide * 6 + 85
+        Layout.minimumHeight: mainColumnItem.tileSide * 6 + 85 + (plasmoid.configuration.alwaysShowSearchBar ? 15 : 0)
         Layout.maximumHeight: mainColumnItem.tileSide * 6 + 85
 
         focus: true
@@ -136,9 +135,6 @@ PlasmaCore.Dialog {
 
             MainColumnItem{
                 id: mainColumnItem
-                onNewTextQuery: {
-                    appendSearchText(text)
-                }
             }
         }
 

contents/ui/main.qml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Item {
 
         appNameFormat: plasmoid.configuration.appNameFormat
         flat: true
-        sorted: plasmoid.configuration.alphaSort
+        sorted: true
         showSeparators: false
         appletInterface: plasmoid