Bug 416678

Summary:	Idea: Allow panels to exist in "Present Windows"
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	manuelchaves
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description manuelchaves 2020-01-24 05:51:44 UTC

Right now I'm using a desktop without panels, except a limited auto-hidden pannel to hold tray area and other stuff. I've been using "present windows" a lot to switch between windows, which is pretty fast and nice. To launch stuff I usually use KRunner. But I've been thinking, since opening "present windows" is painless (quick), it would be cool if there was some launcher there too. Why stop at just a launcher, why not a whole panel that can be customized? It would be the same as other Plasma panels but it would only exist when on "present windows". This would be very cool on a panel-less setup, since I can just open that mode to look at information (like the time) or open new stuff.

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2020-01-24 10:22:42 UTC

You can retain existing panels with an option.

There are some 3rd party effects that have a bigger launcher. It is out of scope for present windows.