Bug 471106

Summary:	Implementation of Window stacking using Tabs for tiled layouts
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	postix <postix>
Component:	Custom Tiling	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	david.perez.ingeniero, fouad.fakih, nate, notmart
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description postix 2023-06-16 10:30:07 UTC

SUMMARY

Assuming a tiled layout of e.g. two windows. You open another window and place it on one of the tiles.
The current implementation would simply place the 3rd window above on of the others, fully covering the one beneath.
If you open a 4th window, you may end up having 3 windows stacked, but you can only see the one on the top.

You may switch the windows using the task manager or the overview effect.
However, another more convenient option for tiled layouts could be to put those windows into tabs. [1] [2]


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

[1] https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/issues/39
[2] https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_changing_the_container_layout
[3] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Sway_1.4_Window_Manager.png/1920px-Sway_1.4_Window_Manager.png

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-06-20 18:33:04 UTC

Cool idea!

Comment 2 David Pérez 2024-10-04 09:42:20 UTC

Here is a video showing the functionality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSdFWY_U9A

I come from Pop OS! and I miss this feature.