Bug 464762 - Cursor harder to move between screens if those are set to appear at different height relative to each-other.
Summary: Cursor harder to move between screens if those are set to appear at different...
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: multi-screen (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.90
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2023-01-24 18:43 UTC by retired
Modified: 2023-01-24 21:30 UTC (History)
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2023-01-24 18:43 UTC, retired
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Description retired 2023-01-24 18:43:33 UTC
Created attachment 155563 [details]
doodle

Since 5.27 rewrite it's harder to move the cursor diagonally between screens if those are set at different height, or if one is bigger than the other.
It used to be possible to move cursor smoothly between workspaces, not there's no approximation on "empty space", and so cursor hits "brick wall".
Seems like a regression, is it going to be reintroduced, or is it deemed as an unnecessary complexity?

Little explanation in attachments, as I'm not sure if my explanation is clear.

In short, it messes with my muscle memory.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-01-24 20:20:55 UTC
Are you sure? I don't recall it ever working the way you say it used to work.
Comment 2 retired 2023-01-24 21:30:42 UTC
Ah crap, I got so used to overlapping desktops that I haven't noticed workspace constraints while using mouse.
Having downgraded to 5.26 I can confirm that it does indeed behave in the same way.
And yeah, my panels got all messed up after downgrade. So kudos to whoever rewrote multi-display handling for 5.27.