Index: dashboardview.cpp
===================================================================
--- dashboardview.cpp	(Revision 0)
+++ dashboardview.cpp	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2007 Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
+ *   Copyright 2007 Matt Broadstone <mbroadst@gmail.com>
+ *   Copyright 2007 André Duffeck <duffeck@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License version 2 as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "dashboardview.h"
+
+#include "plasma/applet.h"
+#include "plasma/corona.h"
+#include "plasma/containment.h"
+#include "plasma/svg.h"
+
+#include "plasmaapp.h"
+
+DashBoardView::DashBoardView(QWidget *parent, int screen)
+    : QGraphicsView(parent),
+      m_screen(screen)
+{
+    kDebug();
+    setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
+    setAutoFillBackground(true);
+    setDragMode(QGraphicsView::RubberBandDrag);
+    setCacheMode(QGraphicsView::CacheBackground);
+    setInteractive(true);
+    setAcceptDrops(true);
+    setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+    setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+    setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::NoContextMenu);
+    setWindowFlags( Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint );
+    setWindowOpacity( 0.9 );
+
+    Plasma::Corona *corona = PlasmaApp::self()->corona();
+    setScene(corona);
+
+    Plasma::Containment * c = corona->containmentForScreen(screen);
+    kDebug() << "dashboard view on screen" << screen << "has containment" << (qint64)c;
+    if (c) {
+        setSceneRect(c->geometry());
+        connect(c, SIGNAL(geometryChanged()), this, SLOT(updateSceneRect()));
+    }
+
+    hide();
+}
+
+DashBoardView::~DashBoardView()
+{
+}
+
+void DashBoardView::toggleVisibility()
+{
+    if( isHidden() ) {
+      show();
+      raise();
+    } else {
+      hide();
+    }
+}
+
+int DashBoardView::screen() const
+{
+    return m_screen;
+}
+
+void DashBoardView::updateSceneRect()
+{
+    Plasma::Containment * c =  PlasmaApp::self()->corona()->containmentForScreen(m_screen);
+    if (c) {
+        setSceneRect(c->geometry());
+    }
+}
+
+#include "dashboardview.moc"
Index: rootwidget.cpp
===================================================================
--- rootwidget.cpp	(Revision 736605)
+++ rootwidget.cpp	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -24,17 +24,22 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include <KWindowSystem>
+#include <KAction>
+#include <KShortcut>
 
 #include "plasma/corona.h"
 #include "plasma/plasma.h"
 #include "plasma/svg.h"
 
 #include "desktopview.h"
+#include "dashboardview.h"
 #include "plasmaapp.h"
 
+
 RootWidget::RootWidget()
     : QWidget(0)
 {
+    kDebug();
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
 
     QDesktopWidget *desktop = QApplication::desktop();
@@ -45,11 +50,31 @@
         DesktopView *view = new DesktopView(this, i);
         view->setGeometry(desktop->screenGeometry(i));
         m_desktops.append(view);
+
+        DashBoardView *dashboard = new DashBoardView(desktop, i);
+        dashboard->setGeometry(desktop->screenGeometry(0));
+        m_dashboards.append(dashboard);
     }
 
     PlasmaApp::self()->corona();
+
+    //TODO: Make the shortcut configurable
+    KAction *showAction = new KAction( this );
+    showAction->setText( i18n( "Show Dashboard" ) );
+    showAction->setGlobalShortcut( KShortcut( Qt::Key_F6 ) );
+    connect( showAction, SIGNAL( activated() ), this, SLOT( toggleDashboard() ) );
+
 }
 
+void RootWidget::toggleDashboard()
+{
+    int currentScreen = 0;
+    if (QApplication::desktop()->numScreens() > 1) {
+        currentScreen = QApplication::desktop()->screenNumber(QCursor::pos());
+    }
+    m_dashboards[currentScreen]->toggleVisibility();
+}
+
 void RootWidget::setAsDesktop(bool setAsDesktop)
 {
     if (setAsDesktop) {
@@ -92,6 +117,9 @@
     foreach (DesktopView *view, m_desktops) {
         view->setGeometry(desktop->screenGeometry(view->screen()));
     }
+    foreach (DashBoardView *view, m_dashboards) {
+        view->setGeometry(desktop->screenGeometry(view->screen()));
+    }
 }
 
 #include "rootwidget.moc"
Index: dashboardview.h
===================================================================
--- dashboardview.h	(Revision 0)
+++ dashboardview.h	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2007 Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
+ *   Copyright 2007 André Duffeck <duffeck@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2,
+ *   or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef DASHBOARDVIEW_H
+#define DASHBOARDVIEW_H
+
+#include <QGraphicsView>
+
+#include "plasma/plasma.h"
+
+class QPixmap;
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+    class Svg;
+    class Corona;
+}
+
+class DashBoardView : public QGraphicsView
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    DashBoardView(QWidget *parent, int screen = -1);
+    ~DashBoardView();
+
+    int screen() const;
+
+public slots:
+    void updateSceneRect();
+    void toggleVisibility();
+
+private:
+    int m_screen;
+};
+
+#endif // multiple inclusion guard
Index: rootwidget.h
===================================================================
--- rootwidget.h	(Revision 736605)
+++ rootwidget.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 
 class DesktopView;
+class DashBoardView;
 
 /**
  * @short The base widget that contains the desktop
@@ -56,9 +57,11 @@
 
     protected slots:
         void adjustSize();
+        void toggleDashboard();
 
     private:
         QList<DesktopView*> m_desktops;
+        QList<DashBoardView*> m_dashboards;
 };
 
 #endif
Index: CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- CMakeLists.txt	(Revision 736605)
+++ CMakeLists.txt	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     plasmaapp.cpp
     rootwidget.cpp
     panelview.cpp
+    dashboardview.cpp
 )
 
 set(plasmaapp_dbusXML org.kde.plasma.App.xml)