Bug 404647

Summary:	Adding tags to applications in kmenuedit which are shown as prefix in the window title
Product:	[Applications] kmenuedit	Reporter:	Dominik Kummer <admin>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Dominik Kummer 2019-02-21 13:54:09 UTC

Adding tags to applications in kmenuedit which are shown as prefix in the window title

Workflow:
1. Add new application launcher with kmenuedit
2. Specify an application tag
3. As application launches the tag prefixes the window title and eliminates/replaces the window index for multiple similar windows if tag is present.
4. Add specific rules for the window by regex title matching ^tag: .*$

The results are more versatile window behaviors on multiple screens with several different tasks on several virtual desktops and activities.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2019-03-12 10:48:33 UTC

I am not sure I can follow you. Is your wish to be able to have multiple .desktop files for the same application, but each one having different text added to the window title?

Comment 2 Dominik Kummer 2019-03-12 12:09:16 UTC

Yes you do follow. maybe the desktop format can be extended that way. But I guess first there should be interest from the kwin side for a kind of window/application tagging feature.
For example I solved it for konqueror with window title prefix by session name. It is very nice to have multiple konqueror sessions open which sit on different screens/activities/workspaces and are activated by specific shortcuts. That really helps to keep the workflow organized with lots of browser tabs open.

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2019-03-12 21:51:04 UTC

Would adding "--title=foobar" to the Exec line in the .desktop file work?

Comment 4 Dominik Kummer 2019-03-13 02:18:09 UTC

In some cases yes! But other applications have a variable window title like dolphin or konqueror. So a kind of "--title-prefix=foobar: " which results into "foobar: <title>" would be great to not lose the ability to regex the original title! I guess "--title" works with all QWindows right?

Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2019-03-31 08:11:46 UTC

This requires support from Qt if you do not want to add the feature to each application. Please report your wish directly to Qt developers via https://bugreports.qt.io/