small fixes

examples/dock/dock_item/dock_item.ui

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
        </object>
     </child>
     <child>
-      <object class="GtkBox" id="dots">
-        <property name="orientation">horizontal</property>
-        <property name="spacing">4</property>
+      <object class="GtkLabel" id="dots">
         <property name="hexpand">true</property>
         <property name="halign">center</property>
       </object>

examples/dock/dock_item/imp.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct DockItem {
     #[template_child]
     pub image: TemplateChild<gtk::Image>,
     #[template_child]
-    pub dots: TemplateChild<gtk::Box>,
+    pub dots: TemplateChild<gtk::Label>,
     pub drag_controller: OnceCell<DragSource>,
 }
 

examples/dock/dock_item/mod.rs

@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ use gio::DesktopAppInfo;
 use gio::Icon;
 use gio::ListStore;
 use gtk4 as gtk;
+use gtk4::Align;
+use gtk4::Box;
 use gtk4::DragSource;
 use gtk4::IconTheme;
 use gtk4::Label;
+use gtk4::Orientation;
 mod imp;
 
 use gtk::glib;
@@ -121,8 +124,11 @@ impl DockItem {
         }
         if let Ok(active_value) = app_info.property("active") {
             if let Ok(active) = active_value.get::<BoxedSearchResults>() {
+                self_.dots.set_text("");
                 for _ in active.0 {
-                    self_.dots.append(&Label::new(Some("·")));
+                    self_
+                        .dots
+                        .set_text(format!("{}{}", self_.dots.text(), " · ").as_str());
                 }
             }
         }

examples/dock/main.rs

@@ -131,10 +131,14 @@ fn main() {
                         //TODO refresh the model from cached_results (required after DnD for example)
                     }
                     Event::Response(event) => {
+                        // TODO investigate why polled results are out of date after launching a new window
                         if let pop_launcher::Response::Update(mut results) = event {
                             // sort to make comparison with cache easier
                             let mut cached_results = cached_results.as_mut();
                             results.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
+
+                            dbg!(&results);
+                            dbg!(&cached_results);
                             // check if cache equals the new polled results
                             // skip if equal
                             if cached_results.len() == results.len() && results.iter().zip(cached_results.iter()).fold(0, |acc, z: (&SearchResult, &SearchResult)| {