Bug 444460

Summary:	Overview shows Plasma icon and re-arranges itself when a notification appears
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	indecisiveautomator
Component:	effects-overview	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, nortexoid
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.23.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description indecisiveautomator 2021-10-26 23:01:10 UTC

SUMMARY
When using the Overview effect to display currently open windows, this includes notification bubbles in the window spread. This is not a grave issue but a minor quirk that is probably not expected behaviour for most users. If a lot of windows are open, it creates clutter.

This behaviour is not present in the previous "Present Windows" effect.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Get a notification bubble (network connected, message alert, etc.)
2. Use Overview effect (for example, using a hot corner)
3. Notification bubble is included in window spread

OBSERVED RESULT
Notification bubble is included in the window spread.


EXPECTED RESULT
Notification bubble is not included in window spread, matching behaviour of previous "Present Windows" effect.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.14.14-arch1-1
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.87.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tested on Wayland, unsure if this affects X11.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-10-28 15:32:03 UTC

Can reproduce on Wayland.

Interestingly enough, if the notification is marked as persistent, it will not appear visible in the Overview; only the Plasma icon will be visible. Non-persistent notifications show the content of the notification as well for me.

Comment 2 indecisiveautomator 2021-10-28 15:52:15 UTC

I noticed today that not all notifications would appear, but struggled to figure out the commonality. Thank you!

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-12-07 21:15:41 UTC

Can reproduce on X11 too FWIW.

Comment 4 Vlad Zahorodnii 2021-12-09 19:44:05 UTC

Can you reproduce it reliably? This doesn't occur on my machine for some reason.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2021-12-09 20:20:55 UTC

Yes, it's 100% reproducible for me on both the X11 and Wayland sessions by running `sleep 3 && notify-send foo bar` and then opening the overview immediately.

Similarly, I can reproduce Bug 446624 by hitting the Meta key while the Overview is open.

I don't have any window rules set up.

Comment 6 Michael D 2022-01-24 07:41:43 UTC

Same problem here on wayland. Reliably reproducible.

Comment 7 indecisiveautomator 2022-01-24 21:42:07 UTC

I can't reproduce with Plasma 5.24 beta on Wayland, perhaps it warrants further testing from others on the beta. I tested the command from Nate Graham, `sleep 3 && notify-send foo bar`.

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2022-04-13 19:17:39 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 446624 ***