Bug 486850

Summary:	Regression: Windows of other workspaces not shown when "organize windows in the grid view" is NOT selected
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Christian (Fuchs) <kde>
Component:	effects-overview	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.0.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Christian (Fuchs) 2024-05-10 14:25:12 UTC

SUMMARY
Thank you very much for the "organize windows in the grid view" option, it is crucial to me. 
However, it seems that in 6.0.4 it is buggy. If that checkbox is NOT ticket, only windows from the current virtual desktop are shown in the overview, windows on all other virtual desktops are hidden.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. uncheck "organize windows in the grid view"
2. have multiple virtual desktops, e.g. I have 6, split over two rows
3. open windows on various virtual desktops, then switch to one
4. open the overview effect

OBSERVED RESULT
Only windows from the current virtual desktop are shown in the grid, other virtual desktops are all empty

EXPECTED RESULT
All windows are shown

Operating System: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.8.8-300.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20NQS30W00
System Version: ThinkPad X390 Yoga

Comment 1 Christian (Fuchs) 2024-06-23 13:08:22 UTC

This bug is still present in 6.1 and basically makes the grid unusable, since you only see windows of one workspace.

Probably this would just need a trigger to show all windows, as the present windows effect does, which is not triggered if you don't check the "organize windows in the grid view" option.

Comment 2 Markus 2025-09-03 09:23:44 UTC

I can confirm this bug still exists in Fedora 42 (Plasma 6.4.4). As soon as the option "organize windows in the grid view" is disabled, only windows of the currently selected desktop are visible. As a consequence, when a window is moved to another desktop, it just disappears. As soon as the other desktop is selected, the previously moved windows re-appear while the windows on the previous desktop disappear.
I think that the non-grid-view overview is important. I tend to arrange windows fitting to my workflow on different desktops and find it very useful to maintain this structure when zooming out into overview. I perceive the grid-overview as rather confusing, making me lose orientation each time I zoom out.