https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522507
Bug ID: 522507
Summary: add optional "kill task" action to task manager's
right click context menu (OPTIONAL : opt out by
default for all users)
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version First master
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
DESCRIPTION
Currently the Task Manager applet's context menu only offers "close" (and
"close all" for grouped windows), which sends a normal close request
(WM_DELETE_WINDOW / SIGTERM equivalent). when an application is
frozen/unresponsive, this action often does nothing, and the user has to open a
terminal (kill an app's PID) or wait for KWin's "application Not Responding"
dialog to appear wich sometimes really takes some time,
i'd like to propose an optional, user enabled option "kill task" (or "force
quit / close") entry directly in the taskbar's right click menu, similar to
Windows 11's opt in "end Task" feature wich is a developer's option in windows
11 as i recall, It would immediately terminate the process (SIGKILL) without
needing to wait for KWin's not responding detection.
OBSERVED RESULT
(i can imagine it being a good QoL improvment for sure)
EXPECTED RESULT
better for users who do high CPU/RAM/GPU usage apps or simply want a direct way
of closing an app faster than a normal "close"
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
it's a simple feature request but i think it would just close the gap between
windows and linux since plasma is already the most used DE of the time it would
just be a small but meaningful improvment.
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