Bug 360536

Summary: The fall apart effect is applied to the task switcher (tabbox)
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: Max Schettler <max.schettler>
Component: tabboxAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist CC: max.schettler
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.5.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description Max Schettler 2016-03-14 23:06:02 UTC 
When the fall apart effect is enabled, it also is used when the task switcher disappears after use.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable fall apart effect
2. Use task switcher such that its overlay is shown
3. Select a window

Actual Results:  
Fall apart effect is applied to the switcher.

Expected Results:  
The effect should probably not be applied since a user will not expect it and be distracted.
Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2016-03-14 23:37:59 UTC 
Which tabbox do you use?
Comment 2 Max Schettler 2016-03-14 23:40:13 UTC 
thumbnails
Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2016-10-28 19:18:50 UTC 
Could you please explain why the fall apart effect should not be applied to the tabbox? After all it's a close window animation and the tabbox is a window. I fail to see why it should not be applied. What is so special about it that it needs a different behavior?
Comment 4 Max Schettler 2016-11-02 12:35:47 UTC 
To me it felt out-of-place, as the task switcher is used frequently. Also I don't perceive it as a normal window, e.g. because it has no decorations and is not created by a user-program.
Comment 5 Martin Flöser 2016-11-02 12:51:31 UTC 
The Alt+Tab window is in general affected by the effects as any other window as well. E.g. the default switcher uses the sliding popups effect and that's wanted like that.

For the other modes we want to have the default fade in/out effect as well. So this renders this a special case for fallapart. As special casing is difficult I have to say no to this request.