Bug 212836

Summary: Integrate the launch feedback icon into KWin
Product: [Plasma] krunner Reporter: KDE Brainstorm Submissions <brainstorm>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: kwin-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Latest Commit: http://commits.kde.org/kde-workspace/7e0d89e65117756186271c3165af9b97a45e0b31 Version Fixed In: 4.4
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Description KDE Brainstorm Submissions 2009-11-03 01:22:14 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.3.2)
Installed from:    I Don't Know

The "Launch feedback" icon, also known as the little bouncy icon that appears when you launch an application, looks really old. It's aliased and uses a small window to draw itself that can cause redraw issues when moved too quickly.

My suggestion is that this little icon should be integrated into KWin, so that it:
1. can be drawn directly to the graphics card instead of through the use of a window,
2. appears to actually be attached to the mouse cursor, because there won't be a delay currently caused by window event latency, that causes the launch feedback to trail behind the cursor.
2. can have effects applied to it (like making it dissolve into particles when the application has launched), and
3. can have a more anti-aliased appearance.

I think that this would contribute to making KDE feel more modern, and might even make some applications look like they load faster, because the transition between launching the application and actually seeing the application running will be smoother.



This feature request was originally submitted through KDE Brainstorm, and has been submitted to Bugzilla due to popular demand. Original idea: http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php?mode=idea&i=82374
Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2012-10-30 00:17:24 UTC 
@KWin developers, this is implemented, no?
Comment 2 Martin Flöser 2012-10-30 05:25:56 UTC 
commit 7e0d89e65117756186271c3165af9b97a45e0b31
Author: Martin Gräßlin <kde@martin-graesslin.com>
Date:   Sat Oct 16 08:50:38 2010 +0000

    New StartupFeedback effect
    
    This is an OpenGL effect to replace the startup notification used
    by KRunner. It provides the same functionality without the need
    to move and shape windows and supports translucent icons.
    The effect registers a manager selection which is honoured by KRunner
    to not start the startup notification if the effect has registerd
    the selection.
    See Review Request http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/5529/
    
    svn path=/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/; revision=1186408

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