Bug 435266

Summary:	[wayland] No visual feedback when opening an application
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	King <rayfinkle2008-kde>
Component:	Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.21.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
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Description King 2021-04-02 13:53:08 UTC

SUMMARY
In an X11 session, clicking an icon in the task manager or pressing Meta+number gives visual feedback that an application is starting.  Wayland seems to be missing this functionality.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log into a Wayland session
2. Click an icon in the task manager

OBSERVED RESULT
No visual feedback that an application is starting.

EXPECTED RESULT
Visual feedback that an application is starting as in an X11 session.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux / KDE neon 5.21 User Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-04-06 04:30:09 UTC

Yep, there's currently no protocol that governs this. Luckily, one is under development and should be finalized soon.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 402903 ***