Bug 435917 - Show desktop preview (w/windows) in Activity Switcher
Summary: Show desktop preview (w/windows) in Activity Switcher
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Activity Switcher sidebar (show other bugs)
Version: 5.21.4
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Ivan Čukić
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Reported: 2021-04-19 14:23 UTC by phrxmd
Modified: 2021-04-21 20:06 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description phrxmd 2021-04-19 14:23:07 UTC 
SUMMARY
The Activity Switcher currently shows only the desktop background of each Activity. However, I use desktop backgrounds that change (Slideshow and Picture of the Day), so they are not instantly recognizable. I would prefer if I could see a preview of the desktop as it is, with all active windows. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Press Meta-Q to bring up the activity switcher.

OBSERVED RESULT
The Activity switcher shows an empty desktop background for each activity.

EXPECTED RESULT
The Activity Switcher should show the whole currently-active desktop with all  windows. 
For users who prefer to see the desktop background, there should be a configuration option, e.g. "Show windows in activity switcher"

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20210417
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.81.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.11.12-1-default
OS Type: 64-bit
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz
Memory: 15.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa DRI Intel® UHD Graphics 620

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