https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464970
Bug ID: 464970 Summary: Custom tiling requires Present Windows effect, but there's no notification for that Classification: Plasma Product: kwin Version: 5.26.90 Platform: Archlinux OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: minor Priority: NOR Component: Custom Tiling Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org Reporter: ad.liu....@gmail.com CC: notm...@gmail.com Target Milestone: --- SUMMARY If Present Windows effect is disabled, Meta-T silently fails. There're error messages in the system journal: Failed to load QUrl("file:///usr/share/kwin/effects/tileseditor/qml/main.qml"): (file:///usr/share/kwin/effects/tileseditor/qml/main.qml:15:1: module "org.kde.KWin.Effect.WindowView" is not installed import org.kde.KWin.Effect.WindowView 1.0 ^) Failed to load QUrl("file:///usr/share/kwin/effects/tileseditor/qml/main.qml"): (file:///usr/share/kwin/effects/tileseditor/qml/main.qml:15:1: module "org.kde.KWin.Effect.WindowView" is not installed import org.kde.KWin.Effect.WindowView 1.0 ^) But the user is unlikely to know what's wrong unless he digs into the journal. Enabling the effect and reboot fixes this problem. So it's would be nice if in this situation, instead of silently failing, kwin shows a notification like "Custom Tiling needs the window effect "Present Windows" enabled. Please check in systemsettings - blahblah, then reboot.". STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Disable Present Windows. 2. Reboot 3. Press Meta-T OBSERVED RESULT Nothing happens. EXPECTED RESULT A notification explaining what's wrong and how to fix it. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.90 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.102.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.