=== modified file 'libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.cpp'
--- libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.cpp	2012-02-10 16:28:48 +0000
+++ libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.cpp	2012-04-11 09:19:13 +0000
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 : QObject(parent)
 , m_geisInstance(NULL)
 , m_isDragging(false)
+, m_dashManager(NULL)
 {
     if (geisInitialize() != GEIS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         UQ_WARNING << "GEIS initialization failed: multitouch support disabled";
@@ -117,23 +118,6 @@
                           &m_gestureFuncs, this);
 }
 
-
-static void toggleDash()
-{
-    /* A 4 fingers tap will either:
-        - show the home page of the dash if the dash is closed
-        - close the dash, if the dash is opened
-    */
-    QDBusInterface dashInterface("com.canonical.Unity2d.Dash", "/Dash", "com.canonical.Unity2d.Dash");
-    bool dashActive = dashInterface.property("active").toBool();
-
-    if (dashActive) {
-        dashInterface.setProperty("active", false);
-    } else {
-        dashInterface.call(QDBus::Block, "activateHome");
-    }
-}
-
 /* FIXME: zooming in/out in the spread should have 3 levels:
     1) showing all windows of the focused application in the current workspace
     2) showing all windows in the current workspace
@@ -232,7 +216,10 @@
 
     if (gestureName == GEIS_GESTURE_TYPE_TAP4) {
         /* 4 fingers tap toggles the dash on and off */
-        toggleDash();
+        Q_ASSERT(m_dashManager != NULL);
+        if (m_dashManager != NULL) {
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_dashManager, "toggleDashRequested");
+        }
     } else if (gestureName == GEIS_GESTURE_TYPE_PINCH3) {
         /* Continuing a 3 fingers pinch inwards/outwards shows/hides the workspace switcher. */
         int timestamp = attributes[GEIS_GESTURE_ATTRIBUTE_TIMESTAMP].integer_val;
@@ -291,4 +278,14 @@
     return m_isDragging;
 }
 
+QObject *GestureHandler::dashManager() const
+{
+    return m_dashManager;
+}
+
+void GestureHandler::setDashManager(QObject *dashManager)
+{
+    m_dashManager = dashManager;
+}
+
 #include "gesturehandler.moc"

=== modified file 'libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.h'
--- libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.h	2011-11-14 18:40:49 +0000
+++ libunity-2d-private/src/gesturehandler.h	2012-04-11 09:19:15 +0000
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(double dragDelta READ dragDelta NOTIFY dragDeltaChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isDragging READ isDragging NOTIFY isDraggingChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *dashManager READ dashManager WRITE setDashManager)
 
 public:
     explicit GestureHandler(QObject *parent = 0);
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@
     double dragDelta() const;
     bool isDragging() const;
 
+    QObject *dashManager() const;
+    void setDashManager(QObject *dashManager);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void dragDeltaChanged();
     void isDraggingChanged();
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@
     int m_pinchPreviousTimestamp;
     float m_dragDelta;
     bool m_isDragging;
+    QObject *m_dashManager;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(GestureHandler*)

=== modified file 'shell/Shell.qml'
--- shell/Shell.qml	2012-04-06 15:16:39 +0000
+++ shell/Shell.qml	2012-04-11 09:14:05 +0000
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
     GestureHandler {
         id: gestureHandler
+        dashManager: shellManager
     }
 
     onDashLoaderChanged: {