Bug 415234

Summary:	Please make mouse trail desktop effects
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Mathieu Jobin <opensource>
Component:	effects-various	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.17.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Mathieu Jobin 2019-12-16 05:59:26 UTC

SUMMARY

I could have sworn I saw it in a previous KDE release. but apparently, it was only a dream. I used to love it on Windows as a kid. I wanted to enable it for my 9 years old that uses KDE everyday.

Would be great if you could add this effect.

once enabled, the same mouse cursor should remain on screen as you move your mouse and they slowly disappear after a few seconds.

EXPECTED RESULT

Watch this video from second 49 as an example

https://youtu.be/CYKMZO0F7ds?t=49

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2019-12-16 06:51:43 UTC

I don't want to track ideas for new effects in our bug tracker unless they solve a real world problem.

We do have an extensive effects API to allow others to extend. Maybe someone will.