control-center: add dynamic height option

man/ximper-shell-notification-center.5.scd

@@ -186,10 +186,17 @@ config file to be able to detect config errors
 	type: integer ++
 	default: 500 ++
 	description: Height of the control center in pixels. ++
+		When 'control-center-dynamic-height' is true, ++
+		this acts as maximum height. ++
 		A value of -1 means that it will fit to the content. ++
-		Ignored when 'fit-to-screen' is set to 'true'. ++
-		Also limited to the height of the monitor, unless ++
-		'layer-shell-cover-screen' is set to false.
+		Ignored when 'fit-to-screen' is set to 'true'.
+
+*control-center-dynamic-height* ++
+	type: bool ++
+	default: true ++
+	description: If true, the control center height adjusts ++
+		to its content, up to 'control-center-height' as ++
+		maximum. If false, height is fixed.
 
 *control-center-width* ++
 	type: integer ++

src/config.json.in

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "cssPriority": "user",
   "control-center-width": 400,
   "control-center-height": 740,
+  "control-center-dynamic-height": true,
   "control-center-margin-top": 8,
   "control-center-margin-bottom": 8,
   "control-center-margin-right": 8,

src/configModel/configModel.vala

@@ -669,6 +669,14 @@ namespace XimperShellNotificationCenter {
         }
 
         /**
+         * If true, the control center height adjusts to content,
+         * up to control-center-height as maximum.
+         */
+        public bool control_center_dynamic_height {
+            get; set; default = true;
+        }
+
+        /**
          * Notification center's width, in pixels.
          */
         private const int CONTROL_CENTER_MINIMUM_WIDTH = 300;

src/configSchema.json

@@ -153,10 +153,15 @@
     },
     "control-center-height": {
       "type": "integer",
-      "description": "Height of the control center in pixels. A value of -1 means that it will fit to the content. Ignored when 'fit-to-screen' is set to 'true'. Also limited to the height of the monitor, unless 'layer-shell-cover-screen' is set to false.",
+      "description": "Height of the control center in pixels. When 'control-center-dynamic-height' is true, this acts as maximum height. A value of -1 means that it will fit to the content. Ignored when 'fit-to-screen' is set to 'true'.",
       "default": 500,
       "minimum": -1
     },
+    "control-center-dynamic-height": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "If true, the control center height adjusts to its content, up to 'control-center-height' as maximum. If false, height is fixed.",
+      "default": true
+    },
     "control-center-width": {
       "type": "integer",
       "description": "Width of the control center in pixels",

src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala

@@ -365,14 +365,28 @@ namespace XimperShellNotificationCenter {
             window.set_halign (align_x);
             window.set_valign (align_y);
 
-            // Re-set the minimum size
-            window.set_propagate_natural_height (
-                ConfigModel.instance.control_center_height < 1
-                || ConfigModel.instance.fit_to_screen);
-            window.set_size_request (ConfigModel.instance.control_center_width,
-                                     ConfigModel.instance.control_center_height);
-            box.set_size_request (ConfigModel.instance.control_center_width,
-                                  ConfigModel.instance.control_center_height);
+            // Re-set the size
+            int cc_width =
+                ConfigModel.instance.control_center_width;
+            int cc_height =
+                ConfigModel.instance.control_center_height;
+            bool dynamic =
+                ConfigModel.instance
+                    .control_center_dynamic_height;
+
+            if (dynamic && cc_height > 0) {
+                window.set_propagate_natural_height (true);
+                window.set_max_content_height (cc_height);
+                window.set_size_request (cc_width, -1);
+                box.set_size_request (cc_width, -1);
+            } else {
+                window.set_propagate_natural_height (
+                    cc_height < 1
+                    || ConfigModel.instance.fit_to_screen);
+                window.set_max_content_height (-1);
+                window.set_size_request (cc_width, cc_height);
+                box.set_size_request (cc_width, cc_height);
+            }
         }
 
         public bool toggle_visibility () {