Summary: | In WindowHeap-based effects, arrange windows such that windows from the same application are adjacent as much as possible | ||
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Product: | [Plasma] kwin | Reporter: | shenlebantongying <shenlebantongying> |
Component: | effects-window-management | Assignee: | KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null> |
Status: | CONFIRMED --- | ||
Severity: | wishlist | CC: | nate, postix |
Priority: | NOR | Keywords: | usability |
Version First Reported In: | unspecified | ||
Target Milestone: | --- | ||
Platform: | Other | ||
OS: | Other | ||
Latest Commit: | Version Fixed In: | ||
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Attachments: |
Overview grouping in macOS.
Multiple ibooks windows "Randomized" window locations on the overview of KDE. |
Description
shenlebantongying
2022-04-09 21:38:00 UTC
Created attachment 148077 [details]
Overview grouping in macOS.
typo in 1st paragraph: come -> become
What if the window you want it mostly covered up by other windows? How does this macOS thing work? When you click on a group, does it expand to show you all the window in the group so you can pick one? Or do you have to click on the small bit of a window that's visible within the group? Created attachment 148226 [details]
Multiple ibooks windows
> What if the window you want it mostly covered up by other windows? How does this macOS thing work? I think the trade-off that apple made was to cover most of the underlying windows, other than the top one. Users can select windows on bottom based on the visible part. However, when the windows exceed 4 (which is probably a "rare" situation for macOS users in the apple's eye), only a tiny bar will show up. > When you click on a group, does it expand to show you all the window in the group so you can pick one? Or do you have to click on the small bit of a window that's visible within the group? They click on the small bit of a window that's visible within the group. Of course, this doesn't work for us, some applications don't even have a meaningful title bar. ---- Actually, my primary complaint is that the applications got "randomized" locations, and I didn't have this experience on Mac. To spot a window of a specific application, I have to scan the whole screen. I attached another screenshot of this behaviour. I wish the Firefox windows can show up side by side (the stacking is not necessary). Maybe I should file a request again with this simpler one. Created attachment 148227 [details]
"Randomized" window locations on the overview of KDE.
> Users can select windows on bottom based on the visible part.
I don't think that's a good UX at all. Apple's design isn't always the best. :)
Arranging windows so that windows from the same parent app are closer to one another is a reasonable request though. But I don't think grouping them such that windows get covered up is a good solution for us.
*** Bug 467071 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** |