https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=449400
Bug ID: 449400
Summary: [Feature Request] Add an option to exclude a window
from the show desktop effect
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.23.5
Platform: Archlinux Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_kwinrules
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: putr...@gmail.com
CC: isma...@gmail.com, plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
The idea is to be able to take any regular window and make it act like a
plasmoid, instead of having to create a plasmoid from scratch. Currently with
window rules it is possible to get quite close, by making the window stay below
other windows, making it appear across all virtual desktops, fixing the
position and size, and so on, however using the show desktop effect would of
course still hide it since it is still a window.
A couple of use cases relevant to me for this would be to have a terminal that
displays htop (which some may prefer instead of the system monitor widgets),
and having Elisa's full interface (since its design is responsive it works even
when shrunk) accessible anytime instead of having to track it down, leaving a
virtual desktop just for it and/or having yet another system tray icon. While
simply writing plasmoids for these is probably the ideal solution for proper
integration and whatnot it seems like a shame if there are apps that do the job
well already. Other use cases I can think of would be for apps like Discord and
Signal, where writing a plasmoid might mean reimplementing a lot of things that
the apps already do, like protocols and whatnot.
Now I understand that this might well complicate things significantly under the
hood and is likely very niche to say the least, so feel free to close this if
it's not worth the hassle it would entail, I just thought it'd be a nice to
have, definitely no dealbreaker for me.
Also, while searching for possible duplicates I noticed that this is already
sort of possible thanks to bug 406101, although of course keeping the
to-be-plasmoid window above others wouldn't work.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
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