Bug 401675

Summary:	Don't show desktop switching animations when switching activities
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Jan Przybylak <jplx256>
Component:	Activity Switcher sidebar	Assignee:	Ivan Čukić <ivan.cukic>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Jan Przybylak 2018-12-02 21:43:33 UTC

SUMMARY
When switching activities and the target activity is on a different virtual desktop than the current one, the desktop changing animation should not be visible. It kind of breaks the metaphor of activities being above virtual desktops.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Be on different virtual desktops on multiple activities
2. Switch between the activities
3. See the virtual desktop being changed after the activity

OBSERVED RESULT
The virtual desktop changes visibly after the activity is changed

EXPECTED RESULT
The virtual desktop switching animation should be omitted when switching activites

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2018-12-04 17:31:10 UTC

We don't show that animation when we switch desktop.

Users use activities and desktops in various ways, there isn't a single metaphor that applies. They're not really above virtual desktops.