Bug 273683

Summary:	Close windows using middle mouse button in Present Windows
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Kai Uwe Broulik <KaiUweBroulik2>
Component:	effects-window-management	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
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Description Kai Uwe Broulik 2011-05-20 00:46:44 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.3) 
OS:                Linux

Closing windows from Present Windows effect is a bit difficult since you need to hover a window, wait for the X to appear and then click it. It should be possible to click on a window with the middle mouse button to close it like you can close a tab.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2011-05-20 07:11:07 UTC

Available for years - just look at the config.

Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2011-05-20 12:35:33 UTC

Ah ok. But why not make it default, since the config is a bit feature rich.

Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2011-05-20 17:38:45 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> But why not make it default, since the config is a bit feature rich.

Because closing a window is a destructive operation and the user might not expect it.

Comment 4 Kai Uwe Broulik 2011-05-20 19:34:46 UTC

So, moving a file to trash is also a destructive action and there is no confirmation by default when hitting Del. And yes, there’s the Trash but yes there are “Do you want to save before exiting?” dialogs.
But ok, fine.

Comment 5 Thomas Lübking 2011-05-20 21:41:01 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> So, moving a file to trash is also a destructive action 
The matching equivalent would be the close button here, yesno?

> and there is no confirmation by default when hitting Del. 
"Del" says "Del", but the user might attempt to tabbify tow windows this way.
Also a window switcher is not like a filemanager and the user should have no fear to explore it at all.

> But ok, fine.
Yes, fine ;-)

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2019-06-18 17:50:36 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 321190 ***