https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466986
Bug ID: 466986
Summary: Tabbed Windows (Feature)
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.26.90
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: jingxuan....@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
TLDR: Tabbed Windows allows resizable windows to be grouped and easily
manipulated, vastly improving UX & Efficiency.
Example: The best demonstration of this feature would be "Groupy"
(https://www.stardock.com/products/groupy/) on Windows, where a similar
implementation on KDE would be brilliant. Unfortunately, a similar application
for KDE does not exist (or for any other WM as far as I can tell).
Feature Proposal:
Windows are able to be grouped, where all windows in the group always have the
same position & size. The title bar would be split into tabs, where each tab
represents a single window in the group. Clicking on a tab shows and focuses on
the selected window (hiding the previously shown window).
Benefits
- Fast & Easy Window Switching: Instead of slowly searching through a
cluttered task bar (default panel) which shows all windows (ie. 'Global
Scope'), each group's tab bar only shows the windows in that group (ie. 'local
scope'). Instead of fumbling with the task bar: finding the desired app, then
finding the desired instance/window of the app; we can instead look to the
correct group, then press the correct tab (easily identifying the desired app
due to a much lower number of windows in the group compared to all windows in
the taskbar)
- Fast & Easy Window management: By merely resizing/tiling a group, all
windows part of the group will automatically inherit the same
dimensions/position. Works well with custom tiling.
- Intuitive: No obscure keyboard shortcuts necessary and the vast majority of
people are already familiar with tabs (ie. from web browsers). It would not be
crazy to suggest that KDE defaults to: auto-hide task bar (increasing available
useful space), tabbed windows on.
Pls 🥺
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