https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485481
Bug ID: 485481
Summary: New overview can't handle virtual desktop grid
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 6.0.3
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: koo...@spacekookie.de
CC: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Target Milestone: 1.0
# SUMMARY
When creating multiple workspaces it's possible to assign them in multiple rows
and columns, creating a grid of virtual desktops. In the old overview these
were displayed as a grid in the overview to allow easy switching and dragging
windows between them.
The new overview only allows linear arrangements, either horizontal at the top
of the screen or vertical on the left.
# STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create 4 virtual desktops, arranged in 2 rows (and 2 columns each)
2. Toggle the new (much improved otherwise!) overview
3. Realise in horror that you can't move windows between workspaces anymore
because they don't show up
# OBSERVED RESULT
The available workspaces are not displayed at all
# EXPECTED RESULT
Tricky! The old behaviour showed the grid of workspaces (on the left? I can't
remember even). But it was always a bit cramped, so I can understand wanting to
change this.
An alternative would be to still show the current row and column (both!) at the
top and left side of the screen, with some "hinted" workspaces above/below and
left/right. This would allow dragging windows there to a) move the window and
b) (optionally?) switch to that workspace. At which point the hints would
change (to show some above/ to the left of the existing row/column).
Probably needs a bunch of design work and tweaking to figure out how to make it
look good, but maybe this is an alternative to be able to support large
workspace grids like nobody currently does!
The workspace overview (so the one that zooms out completely, no idea what its
name is) would be unaffected by this.
Alternatively-alternatively: please at least show a warning when creating a
workspace grid that they will not be visible in the overview. It took me a
while to realise this was new intentional behaviour and not just my update
having been broken... (but overall I think my second suggestion here is the
best way to implement this behaviour again).
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This was already reported as part of #477942 (and closed), with less info and
context.
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