Bug 402662

Summary:	Slide forward rather than slide back?
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Rob <robcreel>
Component:	effects-window-management	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Rob 2018-12-28 17:58:29 UTC

SUMMARY
There should be a Slide Forward focus option to complement Slide Back.

In other words, whereas the Slide Back effect tosses un-focused windows behind the newly focused window, a Slide Forward effect would call the to-be-focused window around the other open windows, as if it's reporting for duty.

Many thanks for all your work on this excellent product!

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Comment 1 Rob 2018-12-28 18:03:31 UTC

It strikes me that this would not be desirable for window selection by mouse.  Rather, I'm imagining selection via Alt+Tab.  It would be weird to click a partially visible window and immediately have that window be the one that moves.  But I hope you can see why Alt-Tab selection makes "Slide Forward" a desirable feature.  Perhaps there could even be separate setting for mouse selection versus Alt+Tab selection.  Just a thought.