https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481985
Bug ID: 481985
Summary: Feature request: bring back "Walk through desktops"
shortcut
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: colsen.s...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
I see that in https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/3871 the
desktop switching keyboard shortcuts were removed. I just upgraded to KDE 6
today and am crestfallen to discover that these keyboard shortcuts no longer
work. This ticket is a desperate plea for you to please bring (at least some
of) them back.
Perhaps I am idiosyncratic, but I have been relying on heavily on the "Walk
through desktops" keyboard shortcut for probably well over 10 years. I would
venture to guess that I have been using this keyboard shortcut over 100 times
every day. Seriously. I actually use it slightly MORE frequently than switching
between windows. I'm front end web software engineer, and I organize my work
into a grid of 9 desktops, most commonly making use of several desktops at a
time. Without getting too into the weeds, I'll just say that "switching to the
desktop that I was previously on" gives me a very convenient way to toggle
between two groups of similar windows at a time, and that is tremendously
helpful for my day-to-day tasks and the way my brain works. Often I have one
desktop with Thunderbird, Matrix Element, GitHub, Basecamp (all the comms
windows); and another with my code editor, terminal, browser, dev tools (my dev
work). I toggle between those two desktops frequently. Then I might utilize a
different desktop for a slightly more ephemeral task, say a small bit of
research that requires several windows but will only take 2 hours. Then I'm
often toggling between that desktop and my comms desktop or my dev desktop.
I've tried using activities for this but it really doesn't work as well for me.
I like to be able to visually group windows into similar types of tasks without
having to give names to them. And I like to zoom out and see all my open
windows at once using the desktop grid. Those things are harder with
activities. Desktops feel lighter weight and easier for me to reason about. I
am still able to use keyboard shortcuts to switch to a specific desktop or to
switch to a desktop in a specific direction (e.g. "left"), but that doesn't
allow me to toggle between two desktops. That's the important thing I'm
missing.
I desperately want a keyboard shortcut again that will take me to the desktop I
was just on. It doesn't even need to have the "walk though" functionality. That
is, I don't need to see a list switcher pop up to switch between any of my 9
desktops (because I can use the grid for that). I just want to go back to the
one I was just on. Please please PLEASE!!!
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