Bug 455935

Summary: window switcher selector is not showing config button, usually located at right side of selector
Product: [Plasma] kdeplasma-addons Reporter: Jose Trujillo <jose.hoc>
Component: GeneralAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal CC: nate, plasma-bugs
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.24.4   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Attachments: task switcher detail without config button
old task switcher look
Old version task switcher from my laptop

Description Jose Trujillo 2022-06-25 23:23:07 UTC
Created attachment 150156 [details]
task switcher detail without config button

SUMMARY
window switcher selector is not showing config button, usually located at right side of selector


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Open system settings
2.  Windows Behaviour
3.  Task switcher
4.  Select a task switcher that must show config option

OBSERVED RESULT
window switcher selector is not showing config button, usually located at right side of selector

EXPECTED RESULT
Config button at right side of selector

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:  OpenSuse 15.4 /  Linux (x86_64) release 5.14.21-150400.22-default / 5.24.4
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version:  5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2 (compiled with 5.15.2)
Comment 1 galder 2022-06-26 15:56:04 UTC
Hello,
I believe that this change was intentional in 5.24 to show a preview of the selected switcher.

I'm not familiar with task switcher as I use directly multiple virtual desktops.

Looping Nate for confirmation.

Regards
Galder
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-06-26 16:14:57 UTC
What config button are you referring to? I'm not aware that individual task switcher visualizations were ever configurable. Are you saying that in the past there was a button to open a configuration window, and now it's gone? What was in that window?
Comment 3 Jose Trujillo 2022-06-26 16:23:09 UTC
Yes, in the past there was a configuration button close to the selector combo , just in place where now is the preview button. This configuration button opened a dialog to cofigure things like show or not background desktop in "flip switcher" , angle in the "cascade switcher" (im not sure the english name for this switcher, my native language is spanish). I will attach a new capture with the old look of what I explaining.
Comment 4 Jose Trujillo 2022-06-26 16:23:55 UTC
Created attachment 150164 [details]
old task switcher look
Comment 5 Jose Trujillo 2022-06-26 16:35:44 UTC
Created attachment 150165 [details]
Old version task switcher from my laptop

I just remember that my laptop remain in the old version so I could take this screen shot and if you need aditional information from system I can send it
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2022-06-26 16:39:08 UTC
Ah, I see. Yes, the old effect was configurable, but it was replaced with a new one that isn't.
Comment 7 Jose Trujillo 2022-06-26 16:47:14 UTC
Thanks for your answer,

 could we expect this level of configuration of  switcher effects will come back?.
 Is there a place to make a request of this feature?


anyway, thinks a lot for your time.