Bug 498185

Summary:	"Present Windows" option has gone missing from Desktop Effects
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	DarthZiplock <offrhode92>
Component:	kcm_kwineffects	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.2.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description DarthZiplock 2025-01-02 21:43:53 UTC

SUMMARY

"Present Windows" option is missing from Desktop Effects section. When I search for it in the System Settings search bar, it points me to Desktop Effects, but it's not there. I can invoke Present Windows with ctrl+f9, but I want to change it to a different key combo as I have in my other Fedora KDE installations. But as mentioned, the option/entry is missing.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open System Settings
2. Search "Present Windows"
3. It returns Desktop Effects as a result, but Present Windows is missing

OBSERVED RESULT
-Present Windows is missing, cannot change key shortcut

EXPECTED RESULT
-I expect this to work like my other Fedora KDE install where I was able to see Present Windows in the list of desktop effects and change the keyboard shortcut and other settings.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.9.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-01-03 17:31:42 UTC

It was hidden from there because its existence as a desktop effect is really an implementation detail. You can change the shortcuts in System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > search for "present" or browse in the "KWin" category.

Comment 2 DarthZiplock 2025-01-03 22:59:41 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> It was hidden from there because its existence as a desktop effect is really
> an implementation detail. You can change the shortcuts in System Settings >
> Keyboard > Shortcuts > search for "present" or browse in the "KWin" category.

Understood, thank you. Can the search results be updated to reflect that? I feel that will mislead more users in the future.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-01-06 22:04:45 UTC

That can probably be done. Which search results specifically?

Comment 4 DarthZiplock 2025-01-06 23:48:50 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3)
> That can probably be done. Which search results specifically?

The ones in the Settings app itself.

Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2025-01-06 23:54:57 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/6972

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-01-07 15:35:49 UTC

Git commit abac50b148577d01e16fb1e7b1e0a1fb19385d48 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 07/01/2025 at 15:15.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

kcms/effects: remove unnecessary keywords

1d42d64f8722be51d0dede3c2e7da3ed3e32936c hid two effects from the KCM
but forgot to remove the keywords for them, so people still get directed
to the KCM via search results and get confused.

Remove them now. And while we're at it, also remove "resize window
effect" which hasn't been present here for a while now.

M  +1    -1    src/kcms/effects/kcm_kwin_effects.json

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/abac50b148577d01e16fb1e7b1e0a1fb19385d48