Signal for property changes

Thiago Macieira thiago at kde.org
Sat Dec 8 06:36:52 PST 2007


Marcel Holtmann wrote:
>actually if we have that signal, it should mean exactly that. If you use
>the Set method to change the property, the signal should be emitted. In
>case the property value is changed via a system event or an external
>tool or whatever, the signal should also be emitted. This is the only
>way to keep property values in sync with UI applications without polling
>all the time.

Then we cannot have that signal, because it cannot be emitted for all 
property change.

Some property changes happen without the D-Bus glue code knowing about it. 
Therefore, it cannot emit the signal.

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