Bug 401675 - Don't show desktop switching animations when switching activities
Summary: Don't show desktop switching animations when switching activities
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Activity Switcher sidebar (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Ivan Čukić
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Reported: 2018-12-02 21:43 UTC by Jan Przybylak
Modified: 2018-12-04 17:31 UTC (History)
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Description Jan Przybylak 2018-12-02 21:43:33 UTC 
SUMMARY
When switching activities and the target activity is on a different virtual desktop than the current one, the desktop changing animation should not be visible. It kind of breaks the metaphor of activities being above virtual desktops.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Be on different virtual desktops on multiple activities
2. Switch between the activities
3. See the virtual desktop being changed after the activity

OBSERVED RESULT
The virtual desktop changes visibly after the activity is changed

EXPECTED RESULT
The virtual desktop switching animation should be omitted when switching activites
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2018-12-04 17:31:10 UTC 
We don't show that animation when we switch desktop.

Users use activities and desktops in various ways, there isn't a single metaphor that applies. They're not really above virtual desktops.