Bug 485267

Summary:	Window output readonly
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	LinG <lingtjien>
Component:	scripting	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description LinG 2024-04-09 10:32:55 UTC

SUMMARY
The output property of the window class is readonly https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/blob/master/src/window.h#L109 . However there is a method to change this property on the workspacewrapper https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/blob/master/src/scripting/workspace_wrapper.h?ref_type=heads#L370 it would be nicer if the api just allowed setting the output property on the window class instead of having to use this wrapper method.

Side note: this workspace wrapper still has a lot of "client" everywhere, whereas the rest of the code base seems to have shifted from "client" in KWin 5 to "window" in KWin 6 (at least from my experience from what I've seen). So for consistency purposes it would be nice to rename all references to client in this file to window as well.

Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2025-10-17 11:11:32 UTC

Hmm, not sure if having the property be writable directly makes sense, but some API on the window itself would certainly seem better.