https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481335
Bug ID: 481335
Summary: Edge trigger (hot corner) for Overview effect cycles
between Overview and "Grid View", with no way to
change this
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.93.0
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: effects-overview
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: adam.m.fontenot+...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I've had an edge trigger for the "present windows" effect for as long as I've
been using KDE. At some point, during the transition to Plasma 6, this became
the "overview" effect. "Present Windows" is still available as an edge trigger
action, however.
This is actually nice, because it helped me discover the Overview effect, and I
really like it. What I have no use for, however, is the "grid view" effect.
This is an effect that displays the virtual desktops in a grid, and has the
default global shortcut Meta+G; the KCM for the Overview effect calls it "grid
view".
Unfortunately, if you hit the hot corner again when the Overview effect is
displayed, it goes to grid view instead. I'd prefer it to simply toggle the
overview (closing it and returning to the previous desktop view).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable "Overview" as one of your edge trigger actions.
2. Hit the edge trigger to launch overview. Hit the edge trigger again.
OBSERVED RESULT
The Overview effect changes and becomes the "Grid View" instead.
EXPECTED RESULT
The edge trigger should probably have multiple options, e.g. "Overview",
"Overview - Grid View", and "Overview - Cycle". This would be similar to how
"Present Windows" has multiple edge trigger options to change its behavior.
On the other hand, toggling between the two Overview views is very strange
behavior, given that the main Overview effect already shows the virtual
desktops. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a default global shortcut to toggle the
views like this. So an alternative might be to have the edge trigger just
toggle Overview, with no other options.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.93.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.249.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.7.4-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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