SUMMARY I am used to click on a task holding down the shift key in the task manager to start a new instance of an application. Since a few months (probably started when I was switched to Wayland by default) the results are unpredictable. For a while it wil just work, then suddenly after I have opened a new task this way, I can no longer switch tasks by clicking on applications in the task manager because a new instance of an application gets started as if I were holding down the shift key. After (shift) clicking around a bit, task switching may become possible again, but shift-clicking to start a new application instance stops working altogether. I have observed that some more clicking can eventually restore normal behavior. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Some arbitrary combination of clicking and shift-clicking tasks in the task manager. (I just realized it might have something to do with whether or not I click on the icon of the task, but I'm not near that machine right now so I can't test. I will update this report if I find more reliable steps to reproduce) OBSERVED RESULT Task switching by clicking a task becomes impossible, a new instance keeps getting launched. - or - Launching a new application instance by holding shift doesn't work anymore. EXPECTED RESULT - Reliably switch task by clicking it. - Reliably start a new application instance by holding down shift and clicking a task. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.3 KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version:
Interesting; looks like there's a hidden feature for this. I had no idea. I can confirm it's broken-ish on Wayland. Code is in tools.js, line 100. JFYI another method of doing this is to middle-click on a task, which is supported and exposed in the config window as an option.
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1) > Interesting; looks like there's a hidden feature for this. I had no idea. I > can confirm it's broken-ish on Wayland. Code is in tools.js, line 100. > > JFYI another method of doing this is to middle-click on a task, which is > supported and exposed in the config window as an option. Thanks for having a look so quickly. I'm aware of the middle-click option, but I've never been able to get used to that input method. With some mice I use hitting middle without scrolling is almost impossible (good luck using that for pasting) and/or it's uncomfortable because my hands are rather big.