https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474730
Bug ID: 474730
Summary: Window placement "Centered" doesn't work correctly
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.27.7
Platform: Debian unstable
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: m...@familie-heinz.name
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
When having window placement set to "Centered" new windows should be always
centered. This doesn't work correctly. Newly starting e.g. konsole puts it
centered on the screen, but when opening another window of konsole the new
window is not centered, but cascade slightly right-down below. This is either
an undocumented feature (that should be configurable) or a bug.
This was tested with a new user on a clean session with window placement set to
"Centered" (which was the default) and allowing applications to handle the
window placement on their own switched off.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set window placement to "Centered"
2. Start konsole
3. Use e.g. the shortcut in konsole to open more windows.
OBSERVED RESULT
The first konsole window will get centered, the second maybe, but then they get
cascaded.
EXPECTED RESULT
All windows get centered, when window placement is set to "Centered". (And if
the application itself is not allowed to control their own positioning on the
screen).
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Yes, I have seen https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58063 and other reports
that this might be intentional. But it is not documented. And I find it very
VERY annoying to have something named "Centered", which doesn't actually
center. So either call it "smart center" or document it somewhere, where it is
obvious what will happen. And add an option where new windows are always
centered. (Yes I like my windows centered. All of them.)
Many thanks.
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