https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=456408
mouse <shattered_min...@yahoo.com> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Resolution|INTENTIONAL |---
Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED
Ever confirmed|0 |1
--- Comment #2 from mouse <shattered_min...@yahoo.com> ---
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> It's an interesting idea but I think it would violate the conceptual model
> of how a Task Manager works. If you want to pick windows spatially (i.e.
> based on position on screen) we have a bunch of ways you do can do that. the
> Overview, Present Windows, and Desktop Grid effects implement that paradigm.
> I don't think it would make sense to bring it to the Task Manager too. But
> thanks for the idea anyway!
Thank you for your response.
I hate to disagree and I don't want to offend but I've seen those desktop
effects and, while they're neat, they're also cumbersome, slow, and hard to
work into my usual workflow. Especially since they can't be active at all times
or be bound to the mouse wheel (without the use of an external program).
They also don't address the concern I was trying to express earlier. I'll try
to reframe my request by presenting an admittedly specific use case; borderless
window tiling:
https://i.imgur.com/8Z6jFkK.png
Since the tiling kwin script handles window size and placement automatically
(mostly), there's even less need for a border than before. The title bar still
holds some value though, such as the ability to single click close a program
with only the mouse, or being able to access a window's alt+space menu also
with only the mouse.
It's important to note the title bar is useful ONLY because of the task
manager's shortcomings.
It's value is solely being able to quickly access a few basic window management
functions with a single click, such as minimizing, closing, shading, etc. With
the task manager also being able to handle some of these functions (all if you
count the right click menu), you end up with two redundant on-screen entities
doing the same job.
It makes sense to combine these two fragmented entities into one cohesive unit.
This single cohesive unit would most naturally order the window entries in the
task manager by their location on the screen.
I see nothing that suggests this isn't the most logical evolution of the modern
desktop environment.
I was reluctant to present this scenario before because I knew it only make it
easier to brush off the request, but since I already have, I would also like to
request that the window's title bar buttons be placed in the task manager.
There's no single mouse click way to maximize or pin a window via the task
manager. Mirroring the title bar buttons to the window's entry in the task
manager would immediately rectify this problem.
tl;dr:
The unnecessary redundancies of the title bar can finally be resolved, and all
it would require is adding the ability to mirror title bar buttons in the task
manager and automatically organize task bar entries by window placement. This
would maximize desk space without compromising ease of use.
I hope this frames my request better than before.
Thank you for your time, again.
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