Bug 351114 - Should enforce visualization for Task Switcher
Summary: Should enforce visualization for Task Switcher
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: tabbox (show other bugs)
Version: 5.3.2
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2015-08-09 11:13 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2023-09-06 10:38 UTC (History)
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Description Unknown 2015-08-09 11:13:58 UTC 
KCM -> Task Switcher -> Visualization

"Show selected window" and "custom effect" (or whatever it's called) is currently a set of mutually-exclusive checkboxes. But if neither is checked, the task switcher is essentially unusable. This should be a set of radio buttons instead, enforcing that one of them is always on.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2015-08-09 11:31:11 UTC 
The suggested resolution is wrong since the user might very well want to use a tabbox alongside the highlighting.

Unchecking one box may implicitly activate the other if otherwise none was.
Comment 2 Thiago Sueto 2020-11-22 03:35:36 UTC 
Hmm, current task switcher KCM does not have mutually exclusive checkboxes, just checkboxes. I'm unaware of how it was in 2015. Is this still relevant given that now users can set

Show selected window on, Custom effect on
Show selected window on, Custom effect off
Show selected window off, Custom effect on
Show selected window off, Custom effect off

?
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2023-09-06 10:38:15 UTC 
This bug was reported against an outdated version of KWin. We have made many changes since the. 
If the issue persists in newer versions can you reopen the bug report updating the version number.