Bug 493824

Summary:	No option to configure touchscreen swipe and tap effects
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Cameron Smith <cameronsmith002>
Component:	effects-various	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	git-stable-Plasma/6.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Cameron Smith 2024-09-29 10:23:30 UTC

SUMMARY:
On windows 11 (yuck), I recently discovered that it displays:
- faint trail effects on touchscreen swipes
- a very brief translucent circle appears on touchscreen tap (great for verifying a tap event has registered)

I repented and quickly switched back to plasma, but would love to see these features implemented in KDE at some point as they seem very useful (especially for janky touchscreens where seeing confirmation that the touch event has registered is awesome).

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1. Use touchscreen :)


OBSERVED RESULT:
1. See no effects
2. See no options in "effects" to turn on such effects.

EXPECTED RESULT:
1. See no effects by default
2. See option to turn these effects on in "effects"

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux, latest
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version:  6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please forgive my use of windows ;(

Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2024-09-30 16:27:18 UTC

The "touch points" effect is shipped with KWin, but it's disabled by default. Is it what you're searching for?

Comment 2 Cameron Smith 2024-09-30 22:12:00 UTC

Errr, yes this is exactly what I was looking for. Don't know how I managed to miss it in effects, my apologies.

Marking as closed.