Bug 155954

Summary:	JJ: Composite effect: Workspace grid - should be configurable to be triggered by hammering the mouse into an edge of the screen
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Thomas Walther <thomas>
Component:	compositing	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Thomas Walther 2008-01-16 23:23:05 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.0.0)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

I'd love to have a feature to trigger the "workspace grid" (I hope that's the correct translation, the effect where all desktops are shown in a grid) by hammering the mouse into an edge of the screen, just like the "show windows" effect can be triggered. It could even make it into 4.0.1 as the translations are already there.

Comment 1 Lubos Lunak 2008-01-17 19:55:45 UTC

JJ: Should be easy to copy from presentwindows* files to desktopgrid* files.

Comment 2 Thomas Walther 2008-01-17 22:39:34 UTC

It should be made sure that only one plugin can have one edge, so that no edge can be assigned twice. Or if it is assigned twice, be sure to only activate ONE plugin.

Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2008-01-29 16:55:36 UTC

http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=768124

Electric Border handling for desktopgrid effect
FEATURE: 155954

desktopgrid.cpp   		modified, text changed 
desktopgrid.h   		modified, text changed 
desktopgrid_config.cpp   	modified, text changed 
desktopgrid_config.h   		modified, text changed

Comment 4 Aldoo 2008-02-04 16:46:52 UTC

Shouldn't it be ideally possible to trigger any kwin action that way ? (or even any KDE action ?)
I have the feeling that this should be factorized at some higher level, so that the screen corners become input actions like any key stroke.

Example: minimize/restore actions. In compiz I mapped those actions to the lower corners of my screen. With that setting, I don't have to aim (and often miss) those two so small buttons at the upper right corner of the window when I use my big fingers on the touchpad.