122470: Fixed programmatic triggered switching of sidebar decks.

22 files changed, 175 insertions, 288 deletions

diff --git a/sd/inc/app.hrc b/sd/inc/app.hrc
index 5d8bcd4e7534..5abda4c7e254 100644
--- a/sd/inc/app.hrc
+++ b/sd/inc/app.hrc
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 #define SID_TP_USE_FOR_NEW_PRESENTATIONS    (SID_SD_START+427)
 #define SID_TP_SHOW_LARGE_PREVIEW           (SID_SD_START+428)
 #define SID_TP_SHOW_SMALL_PREVIEW           (SID_SD_START+429)
-#define SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL                 (SID_SD_START+430)
+// SID_SD_START+430 is unused
 #define SID_INSERT_MASTER_PAGE              (SID_SD_START+431)
 #define SID_DELETE_MASTER_PAGE              (SID_SD_START+432)
 #define SID_RENAME_MASTER_PAGE              (SID_SD_START+433)
diff --git a/sd/sdi/ViewShellBase.sdi b/sd/sdi/ViewShellBase.sdi
index 341ba23b17f5..833ce9ddfdab 100644
--- a/sd/sdi/ViewShellBase.sdi
+++ b/sd/sdi/ViewShellBase.sdi
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ interface ViewShellBaseView
         ExecMethod = Execute;
         StateMethod = GetState;
     ]
-    SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL
-    [
-        ExecMethod = Execute;
-        StateMethod = GetState;
-    ]
     SID_WIN_FULLSCREEN
     [
         ExecMethod = Execute;
diff --git a/sd/sdi/sdraw.sdi b/sd/sdi/sdraw.sdi
index e7907b4c59bb..b1cfb38f58c8 100644
--- a/sd/sdi/sdraw.sdi
+++ b/sd/sdi/sdraw.sdi
@@ -7366,30 +7366,3 @@ SfxBoolItem SlideSorterMultiPaneGUI SID_SLIDE_SORTER_MULTI_PANE_GUI
     ToolBoxConfig = TRUE,
     GroupId = GID_MODIFY;
 ]
-
-SfxVoidItem TaskPaneShowPanel SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL (
-    SfxBoolItem IsPanelVisible ID_VAL_ISVISIBLE,
-    SfxUInt32Item PanelId ID_VAL_PANEL_INDEX)
-[
-    /* flags: */
-    AutoUpdate = TRUE,
-    Cachable = Cachable,
-    FastCall = FALSE,
-    HasCoreId = FALSE,
-    HasDialog = FALSE,
-    ReadOnlyDoc = FALSE,
-    Toggle = FALSE,
-    Container = TRUE,
-    RecordAbsolute = FALSE,
-    RecordPerSet;
-    Synchron;
-
-    /* config: */
-    AccelConfig = FALSE,
-    MenuConfig = FALSE,
-    StatusBarConfig = FALSE,
-    ToolBoxConfig = FALSE,
-    GroupId = GID_VIEW;
-]
-
-
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/app/sdmod1.cxx b/sd/source/ui/app/sdmod1.cxx
index 5b9901cb262a..29340333af9a 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/app/sdmod1.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/app/sdmod1.cxx
@@ -746,17 +746,6 @@ SfxFrame* SdModule::ExecuteNewDocument( SfxRequest& rReq )
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        if (bMakeLayoutVisible && pViewFrame!=NULL)
-        {
-            // Make the layout menu visible in the tool pane.
-            ::sd::ViewShellBase* pBase = ::sd::ViewShellBase::GetViewShellBase(pViewFrame);
-            if (pBase != NULL)
-            {
-                FrameworkHelper::Instance(*pBase)->RequestSidebarPanel(
-                    FrameworkHelper::msLayoutTaskPanelURL);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     return pFrame;
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/framework/tools/FrameworkHelper.cxx b/sd/source/ui/framework/tools/FrameworkHelper.cxx
index 5f79903401b2..09ebe865656e 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/framework/tools/FrameworkHelper.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/framework/tools/FrameworkHelper.cxx
@@ -637,57 +637,6 @@ Reference<XResourceId> FrameworkHelper::RequestView (
 
 
 
-Reference<XResourceId> FrameworkHelper::RequestSidebarPanel (
-    const OUString& rsTaskPanelURL,
-    const bool bEnsureTaskPaneIsVisible)
-{
-    try
-    {
-        if (mxConfigurationController.is())
-        {
-            // Check the existence of the task pane.
-            if ( ! bEnsureTaskPaneIsVisible)
-            {
-                Reference<XConfiguration> xConfiguration (
-                    mxConfigurationController->getCurrentConfiguration());
-                if (xConfiguration.is())
-                    if ( ! xConfiguration->hasResource(
-                            CreateResourceId(msSidebarViewURL, msSidebarPaneURL)))
-                    {
-                        // Task pane is not active.  Do not force it.
-                        return NULL;
-                    }
-            }
-
-            // Create the resource id from URLs for the sidebar pane
-            // and view and the requested panel.
-            mxConfigurationController->requestResourceActivation(
-                CreateResourceId(msSidebarPaneURL),
-                ResourceActivationMode_ADD);
-            mxConfigurationController->requestResourceActivation(
-                CreateResourceId(msSidebarViewURL, msSidebarPaneURL),
-                ResourceActivationMode_REPLACE);
-            Reference<XResourceId> xPanelId (CreateResourceId(rsTaskPanelURL, msSidebarViewURL, msSidebarPaneURL));
-            mxConfigurationController->requestResourceActivation(
-                xPanelId,
-                ResourceActivationMode_REPLACE);
-
-            return xPanelId;
-        }
-    }
-    catch (lang::DisposedException&)
-    {
-        Dispose();
-    }
-    catch (RuntimeException&)
-    {}
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-
-
 void FrameworkHelper::RequestResourceDeactivation (const cssu::Reference<cssdf::XResourceId>& rxResourceId)
 {
     try
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx
index d8ac6a321c44..1417fe21536b 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx
@@ -229,25 +229,6 @@ public:
         const ::rtl::OUString& rsResourceURL,
         const ::rtl::OUString& rsAnchorURL);
 
-    /** Request the activation of the specified panel in the
-        sidebar.
-        @param rsSidebarPanelURL
-            The panel that is to be activated.
-        @param bEnsurePaneIsVisible
-            When this is <TRUE/> then the sidebar pane is activated when not
-            yet active.
-            When this flag is <FALSE/> then the requested panel
-            is activated only when the task pane is already active.  When it
-            is not active then this call is silently ignored.
-        @return
-            The resource id of the requested sidebar panel is returned.  With that
-            the caller can, for example, call RunOnResourceActivation() to
-            do some initialization after the requested view becomes active.
-    */
-    cssu::Reference<cssdf::XResourceId> RequestSidebarPanel (
-        const ::rtl::OUString& rsSidebarPanelURL,
-        const bool bEnsureTaskPaneIsVisible = true);
-
     /** Request the deactivation of the specified resource.
     */
     void RequestResourceDeactivation (
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSlotManager.cxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSlotManager.cxx
index 2fd7549fdbbd..42bc76d59783 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSlotManager.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSlotManager.cxx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include <sfx2/viewfrm.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/bindings.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/dispatch.hxx>
+#include <sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx>
 #include <svx/svxids.hrc>
 #include <svx/zoomitem.hxx>
 #include <svx/svxdlg.hxx>
@@ -187,12 +188,10 @@ void SlotManager::FuTemporary (SfxRequest& rRequest)
 
         case SID_SLIDE_TRANSITIONS_PANEL:
         {
-            // Make the slide transition panel visible (expand it)
-            // in the tool pane.
-            if (mrSlideSorter.GetViewShellBase() != NULL)
-                framework::FrameworkHelper::Instance(*mrSlideSorter.GetViewShellBase())
-                    ->RequestSidebarPanel(
-                        sd::framework::FrameworkHelper::msSlideTransitionTaskPanelURL);
+            // Make the slide transition panel visible in the sidebar.
+            ::sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel(
+                ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("SlideTransitionPanel")),
+                pShell->GetViewFrame()->GetFrame().GetFrameInterface());
             rRequest.Ignore ();
             break;
         }
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/table/tablefunction.cxx b/sd/source/ui/table/tablefunction.cxx
index 69760a93d243..ddced59c395b 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/table/tablefunction.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/table/tablefunction.cxx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <sfx2/dispatch.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/bindings.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/request.hxx>
+#include <sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx>
 #include <svl/style.hxx>
 
 #include "framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx"
@@ -204,10 +205,11 @@ SfxViewShell* pViewShell = GetViewShell();
         }
         else
         {
-            // Make the slide transition panel visible (expand it) in the
-            // tool pane.
-            framework::FrameworkHelper::Instance(GetViewShellBase())->RequestSidebarPanel(
-                framework::FrameworkHelper::msTableDesignPanelURL);
+            // Make the table design panel visible (expand it) in the
+            // sidebar.
+            ::sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel(
+                ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ImpressTableDesignPanel")),
+                GetViewFrame()->GetFrame().GetFrameInterface());
         }
 
         Cancel();
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/GraphicViewShellBase.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/GraphicViewShellBase.cxx
index d666c52009d8..e97fb6d63525 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/GraphicViewShellBase.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/GraphicViewShellBase.cxx
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void GraphicViewShellBase::Execute (SfxRequest& rRequest)
         case SID_OUTLINEMODE:
         case SID_NOTESMODE:
         case SID_HANDOUTMODE:
-        case SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL:
             // Prevent some Impress-only slots from being executed.
             rRequest.Cancel();
             break;
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellBase.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellBase.cxx
index 6704a2127059..b59c39e1193d 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellBase.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellBase.cxx
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ public:
     void GetSlotState (SfxItemSet& rSet);
 
     void ProcessRestoreEditingViewSlot (void);
-    void ProcessTaskPaneSlot (SfxRequest& rRequest);
 
 private:
     ViewShellBase& mrBase;
@@ -743,10 +742,6 @@ void ViewShellBase::Execute (SfxRequest& rRequest)
             // The full screen mode is not supported.  Ignore the request.
             break;
 
-        case SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL:
-            mpImpl->ProcessTaskPaneSlot(rRequest);
-            break;
-
         case SID_RESTORE_EDITING_VIEW:
             mpImpl->ProcessRestoreEditingViewSlot();
             break;
@@ -1535,51 +1530,6 @@ void ViewShellBase::Implementation::GetSlotState (SfxItemSet& rSet)
 
 
 
-
-void ViewShellBase::Implementation::ProcessTaskPaneSlot (SfxRequest& rRequest)
-{
-    // Set the visibility state of the toolpanel and one of its top
-    // level panels.
-    sal_Bool bShowToolPanel = sal_True;
-    sidebar::PanelId nPanelId (sidebar::PID_UNKNOWN);
-    bool bPanelIdGiven = false;
-
-    // Extract the given arguments.
-    const SfxItemSet* pArgs = rRequest.GetArgs();
-    if (pArgs)
-    {
-        if ((pArgs->Count() == 1) || (pArgs->Count() == 2))
-        {
-            SFX_REQUEST_ARG (rRequest, pIsPanelVisible,
-                SfxBoolItem, ID_VAL_ISVISIBLE, sal_False);
-            if (pIsPanelVisible != NULL)
-                bShowToolPanel = pIsPanelVisible->GetValue();
-        }
-        if (pArgs->Count() == 2)
-        {
-            SFX_REQUEST_ARG (rRequest, pPanelId, SfxUInt32Item,
-                ID_VAL_PANEL_INDEX, sal_False);
-            if (pPanelId != NULL)
-            {
-                nPanelId = static_cast<sidebar::PanelId>(pPanelId->GetValue());
-                bPanelIdGiven = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Ignore the request for some combinations of panels and view
-    // shell types.
-    if (bPanelIdGiven
-        && ! (nPanelId==sidebar::PID_LAYOUT
-            && mrBase.GetMainViewShell()!=NULL
-            && mrBase.GetMainViewShell()->GetShellType()==ViewShell::ST_OUTLINE))
-    {
-        framework::FrameworkHelper::Instance(mrBase)->RequestSidebarPanel(
-            framework::FrameworkHelper::msLayoutTaskPanelURL);
-    }
-}
-
-
 } // end of namespace sd
 
 
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellImplementation.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellImplementation.cxx
index c507d00cafd2..65ba91f01e99 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellImplementation.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellImplementation.cxx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <sfx2/bindings.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/dispatch.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/request.hxx>
+#include <sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx>
 #include <svl/aeitem.hxx>
 #include <svx/imapdlg.hxx>
 #include <vcl/msgbox.hxx>
@@ -147,27 +148,9 @@ void ViewShell::Implementation::ProcessModifyPageSlot (
             }
 
             // Make the layout menu visible in the tool pane.
-            SfxBoolItem aMakeToolPaneVisible (ID_VAL_ISVISIBLE, sal_True);
-            SfxUInt32Item aPanelId (ID_VAL_PANEL_INDEX, sidebar::PID_LAYOUT);
-            SfxViewFrame* pFrame = mrViewShell.GetViewFrame();
-            if (pFrame!=NULL && pFrame->GetDispatcher()!=NULL)
-            {
-                pFrame->GetDispatcher()->Execute (
-                    SID_SHOW_TOOL_PANEL,
-                    SFX_CALLMODE_ASYNCHRON | SFX_CALLMODE_RECORD,
-                    &aMakeToolPaneVisible,
-                    &aPanelId,
-                    NULL);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                DBG_ASSERT(pFrame!=NULL && pFrame->GetDispatcher()!=NULL,
-                    "ViewShell::Implementation::ProcessModifyPageSlot(): can not get dispatcher");
-            }
-
-            // We have activated a non-modal control in the task pane.
-            // Because it does not return anything we can not do anything
-            // more right now and have to exit here.
+            sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel(
+                rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ImpressLayoutsPanel")),
+                mrViewShell.GetViewFrame()->GetFrame().GetFrameInterface());
             break;
         }
         else if (pArgs->Count() == 4)
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/drviews6.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/drviews6.cxx
index 9c8d44e760f5..8c63595242ef 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/drviews6.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/drviews6.cxx
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
 #include "DrawDocShell.hxx"
 #include "framework/FrameworkHelper.hxx"
 #include <svx/svdoashp.hxx>
+#include <sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx>
+
+namespace {
+    static const ::rtl::OUString CustomAnimationPanelId (RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("CustomAnimationPanel"));
+    static const ::rtl::OUString SlideTransitionPanelId (RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("SlideTransitionPanel"));
+}
 
 namespace sd {
 
@@ -574,10 +580,10 @@ void DrawViewShell::FuTemp04(SfxRequest& rReq)
 
         case SID_CUSTOM_ANIMATION_PANEL:
         {
-            // Make the slide transition panel visible (expand it) in the
-            // tool pane.
-            framework::FrameworkHelper::Instance(GetViewShellBase())->RequestSidebarPanel(
-                framework::FrameworkHelper::msCustomAnimationTaskPanelURL);
+            // Make the slide transition panel visible in the sidebar.
+            ::sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel(
+                CustomAnimationPanelId,
+                GetViewFrame()->GetFrame().GetFrameInterface());
 
             Cancel();
             rReq.Done ();
@@ -586,10 +592,10 @@ void DrawViewShell::FuTemp04(SfxRequest& rReq)
 
         case SID_SLIDE_TRANSITIONS_PANEL:
         {
-            // Make the slide transition panel visible (expand it) in the
-            // tool pane.
-            framework::FrameworkHelper::Instance(GetViewShellBase())->RequestSidebarPanel(
-                framework::FrameworkHelper::msSlideTransitionTaskPanelURL);
+            // Make the slide transition panel visible in the sidebar.
+            ::sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel(
+                SlideTransitionPanelId,
+                GetViewFrame()->GetFrame().GetFrameInterface());
 
             Cancel();
             rReq.Done ();
diff --git a/sfx2/Library_sfx.mk b/sfx2/Library_sfx.mk
index 38625caed86d..6200e1807943 100755
--- a/sfx2/Library_sfx.mk
+++ b/sfx2/Library_sfx.mk
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_add_exception_objects,sfx,\
     sfx2/source/menu/virtmenu \
     sfx2/source/notify/eventsupplier \
     sfx2/source/notify/hintpost \
+    sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar \
     sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarChildWindow \
     sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarDockingWindow \
     sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController \
diff --git a/sfx2/Package_inc.mk b/sfx2/Package_inc.mk
index f3b113a9c940..22eae63ba01f 100644
--- a/sfx2/Package_inc.mk
+++ b/sfx2/Package_inc.mk
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/EnumContext.hxx,sfx2
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/IContextChangeReceiver.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/IContextChangeReceiver.hxx))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/ILayoutableWindow.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/ILayoutableWindow.hxx))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/ResourceDefinitions.hrc,sfx2/sidebar/ResourceDefinitions.hrc))
+$(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/SidebarChildWindow.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/SidebarChildWindow.hxx))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/SidebarPanelBase.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/SidebarPanelBase.hxx))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,sfx2_inc,inc/sfx2/sidebar/SidebarToolBox.hxx,sfx2/sidebar/SidebarToolBox.hxx))
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx
index c6c5a928ac22..924b33216a56 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx
@@ -19,50 +19,42 @@
  *
  *************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef SFX_SIDEBAR_HXX
-#define SFX_SIDEBAR_HXX
+#ifndef SFX_SIDEBAR_SIDEBAR_HXX
+#define SFX_SIDEBAR_SIDEBAR_HXX
 
 #include "sfx2/dllapi.h"
-#include <vcl/window.hxx>
 #include <com/sun/star/frame/XFrame.hpp>
 
-
 namespace css = ::com::sun::star;
 namespace cssu = ::com::sun::star::uno;
 
-namespace sfx2 { namespace sidebar {
 
+namespace sfx2 { namespace sidebar {
 
-/** SFX-less version of a module dependent task pane, filled with tool panels as specified in the respective
-    module's configuration
+/** Accept requests for switching to certain panels or decks.
 */
 class SFX2_DLLPUBLIC Sidebar
-    : public Window
 {
 public:
-        /** creates a new instance
-            @param i_rParentWindow
-                the parent window
-            @param i_rDocumentFrame
-                the frame to which the task pane belongs. Will be passed to any custom tool panels created
-                via an XUIElementFactory. Also, it is used to determine the module which the task pane is
-                responsible for, thus controlling which tool panels are actually available.
-        */
-    Sidebar(
-        Window& rParentWindow,
-        const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxDocumentFrame);
-
-
-    virtual ~Sidebar (void);
-
-protected:
-    virtual void Resize (void);
-    virtual void GetFocus (void);
-
-private:
+    /** Switch to the deck that contains the specified panel and make
+        sure that the panel is visible (expanded and scrolled into the
+        visible area.)
+        Note that most of the work is done asynchronously and that
+        this function probably returns before the requested panel is visible.
+    */
+    static void ShowPanel (
+        const ::rtl::OUString& rsPanelId,
+        const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxFrame);
+
+    /** Switch to the specified deck.
+        Note that most of the work is done asynchronously and that
+        this function probably returns before the requested deck is visible.
+    */
+    static void ShowDeck (
+        const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId,
+        const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxFrame);
 };
 
-
 } } // end of namespace sfx2::sidebar
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.cxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.cxx
index ad3231aeb99e..557997b9bb3b 100755
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.cxx
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 
 namespace sfx2 { namespace sidebar {
 
+AsynchronousCall::AsynchronousCall (void)
+    : maAction(),
+      mnCallId(0)
+{
+}
+
+
+
+
 AsynchronousCall::AsynchronousCall (const Action& rAction)
     : maAction(rAction),
       mnCallId(0)
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.hxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.hxx
index f6366a061f89..9cc4ab34b3a9 100755
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/AsynchronousCall.hxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class AsynchronousCall
 public:
     typedef ::boost::function<void(void)> Action;
 
+    AsynchronousCall (void);
     AsynchronousCall (const Action& rAction);
     ~AsynchronousCall (void);
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.cxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.cxx
index c6b6d763b1ff..8e2649570b89 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/Sidebar.cxx
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "precompiled_sfx2.hxx"
 
-#include "Sidebar.hxx"
+#include "sfx2/sidebar/Sidebar.hxx"
+#include "SidebarController.hxx"
 #include "ResourceManager.hxx"
 
 using namespace css;
@@ -29,53 +30,37 @@ using namespace cssu;
 
 namespace sfx2 { namespace sidebar {
 
-Sidebar::Sidebar(
-    Window& rParentWindow,
-    const Reference<frame::XFrame>& rxDocumentFrame)
-    : Window(&rParentWindow, WB_DIALOGCONTROL)
-{
-    ContentPanelManager::Instance();
-}
-
-
-
-
-Sidebar::~Sidebar (void)
-{
-}
-
 
-
-
-void Sidebar::Resize (void)
+void Sidebar::ShowPanel (
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rsPanelId,
+    const Reference<frame::XFrame>& rxFrame)
 {
-    Window::Resize();
-    //    m_pImpl->OnResize();
-}
-
-
-
-
-void Sidebar::GetFocus (void)
-{
-    Window::GetFocus();
-    //    m_pImpl->OnGetFocus();
+    SidebarController* pController = SidebarController::GetSidebarControllerForFrame(rxFrame);
+    const PanelDescriptor* pPanelDescriptor = ResourceManager::Instance().GetPanelDescriptor(rsPanelId);
+    if (pController!=NULL && pPanelDescriptor != NULL)
+    {
+        // This should be a lot more sophisticated:
+        // - Make the deck switching asynchronous
+        // - Make sure that the panel is visible and expanded after
+        // the switch.
+        // - Make sure to use a context that really shows the panel
+        //
+        // All that is not necessary for the current use cases so lets
+        // keep it simple for the time being.
+        pController->RequestSwitchToDeck(pPanelDescriptor->msDeckId);
+    }
 }
 
 
 
 
-void Sidebar::DataChanged (const DataChangedEvent& rDataChangedEvent)
+void Sidebar::ShowDeck (
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId,
+    const Reference<frame::XFrame>& rxFrame)
 {
-    if  (rDataChangedEvent.GetType() == DATACHANGED_SETTINGS
-        &&  (rDataChangedEvent.GetFlags() & SETTINGS_STYLE)!= 0)
-    {
-        Invalidate();
-    }
-    else
-        Window::DataChanged(rDataChangedEvent);
+    SidebarController* pController = SidebarController::GetSidebarControllerForFrame(rxFrame);
+    if (pController != NULL)
+        pController->RequestSwitchToDeck(rsDeckId);
 }
 
-
-
 } } // end of namespace sfx2::sidebar
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.cxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.cxx
index 067349a65a3f..730bbc5d8da4 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.cxx
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ namespace
 
 namespace sfx2 { namespace sidebar {
 
+SidebarController::SidebarControllerContainer SidebarController::maSidebarControllerContainer;
+
 namespace {
     enum MenuId
     {
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ SidebarController::SidebarController (
       msCurrentDeckTitle(),
       maPropertyChangeForwarder(::boost::bind(&SidebarController::BroadcastPropertyChange, this)),
       maContextChangeUpdate(::boost::bind(&SidebarController::UpdateConfigurations, this)),
+      maAsynchronousDeckSwitch(),
       mbIsDeckRequestedOpen(),
       mbIsDeckOpen(),
       mbCanDeckBeOpened(true),
@@ -161,6 +164,12 @@ SidebarController::SidebarController (
         mxReadOnlyModeDispatch->addStatusListener(this, aURL);
 
     SwitchToDeck(A2S("default"));
+
+    WeakReference<SidebarController> xWeakController (this);
+    maSidebarControllerContainer.insert(
+        SidebarControllerContainer::value_type(
+            rxFrame,
+            xWeakController));
 }
 
 
@@ -173,8 +182,29 @@ SidebarController::~SidebarController (void)
 
 
 
+SidebarController* SidebarController::GetSidebarControllerForFrame (
+    const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxFrame)
+{
+    SidebarControllerContainer::iterator iEntry (maSidebarControllerContainer.find(rxFrame));
+    if (iEntry == maSidebarControllerContainer.end())
+        return NULL;
+
+    cssu::Reference<XInterface> xController (iEntry->second.get());
+    if ( ! xController.is())
+        return NULL;
+
+    return dynamic_cast<SidebarController*>(xController.get());
+}
+
+
+
+
 void SAL_CALL SidebarController::disposing (void)
 {
+    SidebarControllerContainer::iterator iEntry (maSidebarControllerContainer.find(mxFrame));
+    if (iEntry != maSidebarControllerContainer.end())
+        maSidebarControllerContainer.erase(iEntry);
+
     maFocusManager.Clear();
 
     cssu::Reference<css::ui::XContextChangeEventMultiplexer> xMultiplexer (
@@ -212,6 +242,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SidebarController::disposing (void)
         static_cast<css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener*>(this));
 
     maContextChangeUpdate.CancelRequest();
+    maAsynchronousDeckSwitch.CancelRequest();
 }
 
 
@@ -227,7 +258,10 @@ void SAL_CALL SidebarController::notifyContextChangeEvent (const css::ui::Contex
         rEvent.ApplicationName,
         rEvent.ContextName);
     if (maRequestedContext != maCurrentContext)
+    {
+        maAsynchronousDeckSwitch.CancelRequest();
         maContextChangeUpdate.RequestCall();
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -270,6 +304,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SidebarController::statusChanged (const css::frame::FeatureStateEv
         if ( ! mbIsDocumentReadOnly)
             msCurrentDeckId = gsDefaultDeckId;
         mnRequestedForceFlags |= SwitchFlag_ForceSwitch;
+        maAsynchronousDeckSwitch.CancelRequest();
         maContextChangeUpdate.RequestCall();
     }
 }
@@ -442,16 +477,6 @@ void SidebarController::UpdateConfigurations (void)
         SwitchToDeck(
             *ResourceManager::Instance().GetDeckDescriptor(sNewDeckId),
             maCurrentContext);
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-        // Show the context name in the deck title bar.
-        if (mpCurrentDeck)
-        {
-            DeckTitleBar* pTitleBar = mpCurrentDeck->GetTitleBar();
-            if (pTitleBar != NULL)
-                pTitleBar->SetTitle(msCurrentDeckTitle+A2S(" (")+maCurrentContext.msContext+A2S(")"));
-        }
-#endif
     }
 }
 
@@ -463,6 +488,18 @@ void SidebarController::OpenThenSwitchToDeck (
 {
     RequestOpenDeck();
     SwitchToDeck(rsDeckId);
+    mpTabBar->Invalidate();
+}
+
+
+
+
+void SidebarController::RequestSwitchToDeck (
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId)
+{
+    maContextChangeUpdate.CancelRequest();
+    maAsynchronousDeckSwitch.RequestCall(
+        ::boost::bind(&SidebarController::OpenThenSwitchToDeck, this, rsDeckId));
 }
 
 
@@ -546,10 +583,18 @@ void SidebarController::SwitchToDeck (
                 mpParentWindow,
                 ::boost::bind(&SidebarController::RequestCloseDeck, this)));
         msCurrentDeckTitle = rDeckDescriptor.msTitle;
+
     }
     if ( ! mpCurrentDeck)
         return;
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    // Show the context name in the deck title bar.
+    DeckTitleBar* pTitleBar = mpCurrentDeck->GetTitleBar();
+    if (pTitleBar != NULL)
+        pTitleBar->SetTitle(rDeckDescriptor.msTitle+A2S(" (")+maCurrentContext.msContext+A2S(")"));
+#endif
+
     // Update the panel list.
     const sal_Int32 nNewPanelCount (aPanelContextDescriptors.size());
     SharedPanelContainer aNewPanels;
@@ -758,6 +803,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(SidebarController, WindowEventHandler, VclWindowEvent*, pEvent)
                 UpdateTitleBarIcons();
                 mpParentWindow->Invalidate();
                 mnRequestedForceFlags |= SwitchFlag_ForceNewDeck | SwitchFlag_ForceNewPanels;
+                maAsynchronousDeckSwitch.CancelRequest();
                 maContextChangeUpdate.RequestCall();
                 break;
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.hxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.hxx
index 36389b6027c2..2b4be322d712 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarController.hxx
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <cppuhelper/compbase4.hxx>
 #include <cppuhelper/basemutex.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/weakref.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/stl_types.hxx>
+
 
 namespace css = ::com::sun::star;
 namespace cssu = ::com::sun::star::uno;
@@ -80,6 +83,15 @@ public:
         const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxFrame);
     virtual ~SidebarController (void);
 
+    /** Return the SidebarController object that is associated with
+        the given XFrame.
+        @return
+            When there is no SidebarController object for the given
+            XFrame then <NULL/> is returned.
+    */
+    static SidebarController* GetSidebarControllerForFrame (
+        const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rxFrame);
+
     // ui::XContextChangeEventListener
     virtual void SAL_CALL notifyContextChangeEvent (const css::ui::ContextChangeEventObject& rEvent)
         throw(cssu::RuntimeException);
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ public:
     const static sal_Int32 SwitchFlag_ForceNewDeck = 0x02;
     const static sal_Int32 SwitchFlag_ForceNewPanels = 0x02;
 
-    void SwitchToDeck (
+    void RequestSwitchToDeck (
         const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId);
     void OpenThenSwitchToDeck (
         const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId);
@@ -129,6 +141,12 @@ public:
     FocusManager& GetFocusManager (void);
 
 private:
+    typedef ::std::map<
+        const cssu::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>,
+        cssu::WeakReference<SidebarController>
+    > SidebarControllerContainer;
+    static SidebarControllerContainer maSidebarControllerContainer;
+
     ::boost::scoped_ptr<Deck> mpCurrentDeck;
     SidebarDockingWindow* mpParentWindow;
     ::boost::scoped_ptr<TabBar> mpTabBar;
@@ -141,6 +159,7 @@ private:
     ::rtl::OUString msCurrentDeckTitle;
     AsynchronousCall maPropertyChangeForwarder;
     AsynchronousCall maContextChangeUpdate;
+    AsynchronousCall maAsynchronousDeckSwitch;
 
     /** Two flags control whether the deck is displayed or if only the
         tab bar remains visible.
@@ -188,6 +207,8 @@ private:
         const bool bIsInitiallyExpanded,
         const Context& rContext);
     void SwitchToDeck (
+        const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId);
+    void SwitchToDeck (
         const DeckDescriptor& rDeckDescriptor,
         const Context& rContext);
     void ShowPopupMenu (
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarDockingWindow.hxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarDockingWindow.hxx
index 338e31ed1935..1ee9b221ce40 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarDockingWindow.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/SidebarDockingWindow.hxx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "sfx2/dockwin.hxx"
 #include "sfx2/dockwin.hxx"
-#include "Sidebar.hxx"
 
 #include <rtl/ref.hxx>
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/TabBar.cxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/TabBar.cxx
index 2da81a5b0351..184e13f7079e 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/TabBar.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/TabBar.cxx
@@ -236,9 +236,15 @@ void TabBar::Layout (void)
 
 void TabBar::HighlightDeck (const ::rtl::OUString& rsDeckId)
 {
-    Item* pItem = GetItemForId(rsDeckId);
-    if (pItem != NULL)
-        pItem->mpButton->Check();
+    for (ItemContainer::iterator iItem(maItems.begin()),iEnd(maItems.end());
+         iItem!=iEnd;
+         ++iItem)
+    {
+        if (iItem->msDeckId.equals(rsDeckId))
+            iItem->mpButton->Check(sal_True);
+        else
+            iItem->mpButton->Check(sal_False);
+    }
 }