| Summary: | Device Notifier hijacks application focus | ||
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| Product: | [Plasma] plasmashell | Reporter: | Daniel <mayazcherquoi> |
| Component: | Disks & Devices widget | Assignee: | Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null> |
| Status: | RESOLVED INTENTIONAL | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | kde, kishore96 |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 5.8.4 | ||
| Target Milestone: | 1.0 | ||
| Platform: | Arch Linux | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
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Description
Daniel
2016-12-23 06:21:04 UTC
(In reply to Daniel from comment #0) > The USB port on my phone (Nexus 5) is relatively loose, so just a tiny > little jiggle will cause it to disconnect and reconnect to the computer. > > Every single time, while I'm working, and this happens, the "Device > Notifier" plasmoid pops up and completely causes the application I was using > (Qt Creator) to lose focus and focuses instead on the plasmoid. It is > especially annoying when I'm trying to type, as I have to dismiss / minimise > the plasmoid and refocus back to whatever it is that I was doing. You might want to uncheck the 'open popup when new device is plugged in' checkbox. Right click on the icon, click 'device notifier settings', then look in the 'General tab'. (In reply to kishore96 from comment #1) I like the popup, though (I utilise it, knowing when my device is connected or not, before I run some code). :-/ Is there a way to still receive the notification without it stealing focus? (In reply to Daniel from comment #2) > (In reply to kishore96 from comment #1) > > I like the popup, though (I utilise it, knowing when my device is connected > or not, before I run some code). :-/ Is there a way to still receive the > notification without it stealing focus? Even if the popup is disabled, the device notifier icon changes for a few seconds when the device is plugged in. Not sure if there's a way to make it pop up without taking focus, though. >Is there a way to still receive the notification without it stealing focus?
There is not.
Working round a broken cable is already quite a niche situation, and we have an option for having a popup or not. I don't want to add a third possibility for open but don't take focus.
Also note in 5.9 onwards you can just hit esscape to dismiss the popup which will make life easier.
You can also achieve it locally by keeping the popup and the configuring a kwin rule to prevent it taking the focus.
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