https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341143
--- Comment #215 from eddy.pilon <eddy.pi...@orange.fr> --- (In reply to an.inbox from comment #214) > There is a work-around that does not require any installation, just > configuration. > Tested on Debian Stretch with KDE 5.8 (which will be used for a while, so > the w/a may be useful). > > At the end, you will have a pager with N "screen", Ctrl-FN will switch to > "screen" N, and the mouse wheel will also move between "screens". Except > that technically each "screen" will be an activity of 1 virtual desktop (VD). > > Let's start: > > 1) switch the pager from a VD to an activity pager: > - unlock the taskbar > - right click on the pager > - select the "Alternatives..." menu entry > - click "Activity Pager" and then the "Switch" button > => now the pager tracks activities > While there, right click on the pager again, select "Activity Pager > Settings..." and configure to taste. > > 2) Move to a single VD, so each activity = 1 VD = 1 screen > - System Settings => Desktop Behavior => Virtual Desktops, reduce to 1. > > 3) Create as many activities as you need "screens" (same number as the qty of > VDs you used to use); > - System Settings => Desktop Behavior => Activities, create and name as > needed. > Now you see the activities in your pager, and from the pager point of view > it's as before except activities replaced VDs. > > 4) Enable the mouse wheel to switch between activities > - Right click on the desktop background => Configure Desktop > - Select the "Mouse Actions" tab > - Item "Vertical-Scroll", select "Switch Activity" > IMPORTANT: this setting is per activity. So you need to repeat this for all > the created activities. > > 5) Enable Ctrl-Fn to switch directly to screen (= activity) n > > The first thing I tried (and it didn't work for me) is in System Settings > => Shortcuts => Global Shortcuts. In the "Components" list, select the > "Plasma" entry. Here you can see the created activities, but there are two > problems: > - instead of their nice, user chosen name, it's a UUID based name > - assigning a keyboard shortcut "Ctrl-Fn" is possible, but does not work > for me > => Could someone confirm this on latest KDE? So I know if I need to file a > bug on KDE or on Debian. Thanks. > > The alternate method, which works, uses "Custom Shortcuts" under the > shortcut system settings too and is a bit more complicated. For each > screen/activity: > - click on "Edit" and select New => Global Shortcut => D-Bus Command > - Name the new keyboard shortcut, for example "Go to screen N" > - In "Trigger", set the shortcut. For example Ctrl-F1 for the 1st screen > - In the Action tab: > * For "Remote application", use "org.kde.ActivityManager" > * For "Remote object": "/ActivityManager/Activities" > * For "Function": > "org.kde.ActivityManager.Activities.SetCurrentActivity" > * For "Arguments": the UUID of the activity (see below). > (no quote in any field) > > And to get an activity UUID: > * click on "Launch D-Bus Browser" > * in the "search" field, enter "activity" > * select "org.kde.ActivityManager" > * in the methods tab, select ActivityManager => Activities > then: org.kde.ActivityManager.Activities > * click on the "Method: ListActivitiesWithInformation" entry > Now in the bottom field, you have the method output listing all the > created activities with their nice user name and their UUID. Select the UUID > (only, not the "Argument: (ssssi) part nor the quotes) and use it the > shortcut "Arguments" field as is. > * Apply. > > Now Ctrl-Fn will switch to the activity/screen n. There is a slide > animation that doesn't seem to be configurable. If anyone knows how to > disable it, I'd appreciate the info (but I can live with it). > > Done! And of course, because each "screen" is now an activity, you can > configure different backgrounds and widgets. As I don't use other fancy VD > tools (cube, etc.) for my limited use it's functionally equivalent to the VD > features I used to use under KDE4. For others, you may loose some features. > If anyone knows how to improve on this, feel free to share. Hi from comman(In reply to an.inbox from comment #214) > There is a work-around that does not require any installation, just > configuration. > Tested on Debian Stretch with KDE 5.8 (which will be used for a while, so > the w/a may be useful). > > At the end, you will have a pager with N "screen", Ctrl-FN will switch to > "screen" N, and the mouse wheel will also move between "screens". Except > that technically each "screen" will be an activity of 1 virtual desktop (VD). > > Let's start: > > 1) switch the pager from a VD to an activity pager: > - unlock the taskbar > - right click on the pager > - select the "Alternatives..." menu entry > - click "Activity Pager" and then the "Switch" button > => now the pager tracks activities > While there, right click on the pager again, select "Activity Pager > Settings..." and configure to taste. > > 2) Move to a single VD, so each activity = 1 VD = 1 screen > - System Settings => Desktop Behavior => Virtual Desktops, reduce to 1. > > 3) Create as many activities as you need "screens" (same number as the qty of > VDs you used to use); > - System Settings => Desktop Behavior => Activities, create and name as > needed. > Now you see the activities in your pager, and from the pager point of view > it's as before except activities replaced VDs. > > 4) Enable the mouse wheel to switch between activities > - Right click on the desktop background => Configure Desktop > - Select the "Mouse Actions" tab > - Item "Vertical-Scroll", select "Switch Activity" > IMPORTANT: this setting is per activity. So you need to repeat this for all > the created activities. > > 5) Enable Ctrl-Fn to switch directly to screen (= activity) n > > The first thing I tried (and it didn't work for me) is in System Settings > => Shortcuts => Global Shortcuts. In the "Components" list, select the > "Plasma" entry. Here you can see the created activities, but there are two > problems: > - instead of their nice, user chosen name, it's a UUID based name > - assigning a keyboard shortcut "Ctrl-Fn" is possible, but does not work > for me > => Could someone confirm this on latest KDE? So I know if I need to file a > bug on KDE or on Debian. Thanks. > > The alternate method, which works, uses "Custom Shortcuts" under the > shortcut system settings too and is a bit more complicated. For each > screen/activity: > - click on "Edit" and select New => Global Shortcut => D-Bus Command > - Name the new keyboard shortcut, for example "Go to screen N" > - In "Trigger", set the shortcut. For example Ctrl-F1 for the 1st screen > - In the Action tab: > * For "Remote application", use "org.kde.ActivityManager" > * For "Remote object": "/ActivityManager/Activities" > * For "Function": > "org.kde.ActivityManager.Activities.SetCurrentActivity" > * For "Arguments": the UUID of the activity (see below). > (no quote in any field) > > And to get an activity UUID: > * click on "Launch D-Bus Browser" > * in the "search" field, enter "activity" > * select "org.kde.ActivityManager" > * in the methods tab, select ActivityManager => Activities > then: org.kde.ActivityManager.Activities > * click on the "Method: ListActivitiesWithInformation" entry > Now in the bottom field, you have the method output listing all the > created activities with their nice user name and their UUID. Select the UUID > (only, not the "Argument: (ssssi) part nor the quotes) and use it the > shortcut "Arguments" field as is. > * Apply. > > Now Ctrl-Fn will switch to the activity/screen n. There is a slide > animation that doesn't seem to be configurable. If anyone knows how to > disable it, I'd appreciate the info (but I can live with it). > > Done! And of course, because each "screen" is now an activity, you can > configure different backgrounds and widgets. As I don't use other fancy VD > tools (cube, etc.) for my limited use it's functionally equivalent to the VD > features I used to use under KDE4. For others, you may loose some features. > If anyone knows how to improve on this, feel free to share. Hi !. from comment 164, got same result a few months ago with cube effect by kactivitymanagerd-pluginrc config, (activity uuid and screen number). But now i using Jonathan Marten switcher for different wallpapers. Sorry for my english. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
