[compiz] DBus setting options broken

[David Reveman]

On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 01:58 +0000, Mike Dransfield wrote:
> Travis Watkins wrote:
> > On 1/2/07, David Reveman <davidr at novell.com> wrote:
> >> I've fixed the problem with an error being generated when setting an
> >> option to the existing value. Dbus plugin is not sending any reply
> >> messages so it's supposed to time out unless a error is generated.
> >
> > You mean the timeout that causes my app to lock up for seconds or
> > makes me use threads is by design? :/
> Dbus does in theory allow for methods that do not
> return, I could not work out how to use this in
> Python which is why my original patches included
> a simple boolean return value.
> 
> >
> >> I'm hoping that this is fixed now, not sure though. Let me know how it
> >> works.
> >
> > Now it seems like setting string lists results in the list getting
> > emptied.
> >
> 
> I think this is also a non-bash specific problem.
> 
> The command line bindings do not mind about
> function declarations, but all the other bindings have
> a problem with it, the signatures do not match for
> variable parameters.
> 
> I think the correct solution would be to allow
> the dbus plugin to receive arrays and convert them
> to lists internally.  I can have a look at doing this
> if you do not mind.
> 

yes, list options should be sent as arrays. i definitely don't mind,
please look at it.

-David