Bug 456854

Summary:	Accessibility>Magnifying Glass: requires a restart
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	frederic.parrenin <frederic.parrenin>
Component:	effects-various	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	postix
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility, usability
Version First Reported In:	5.26.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-07-18 12:21:13 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to  KDE Settings>Workspace behavior>Destkop effects>Accessibility>Select "Magnifying Glass" instead of "Zoom"
2. Click on "Apply"
3. Hit CTRL-= to activate the magnifying glass

OBSERVED RESULT
No effect

EXPECTED RESULT
It is not possible to activate the magnifying glass.
Actually, a restart of KDE is needed.
It would be good to make it possible without a restart, or at least to specify that a restart is needed.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 12 Bookworm
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0
Qt Version: 5.15.4

Comment 1 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-07-18 14:25:40 UTC

Actually, I find it a bit disappointing that you cannot switch easily between "zoom" and "magnifying glass", with a simple keyboard shortcut or an applet.

Comment 2 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-07-19 09:44:01 UTC

Or you could use "zoom" and "magnifying glass" in parallel with two different sets of keyboard shortcuts.

Comment 3 postix 2023-01-17 13:09:27 UTC

Can confirm on openSUSE TW.

Comment 4 Vlad Zahorodnii 2023-01-18 08:26:55 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 457800 ***