Bug 484206 - [Feature Request] Icons-Only Task Manager "Show small window previews" click action should be sticky to the clicked application
Summary: [Feature Request] Icons-Only Task Manager "Show small window previews" click ...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets (show other bugs)
Version: 6.0.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-03-22 05:32 UTC by Eve
Modified: 2024-04-12 01:25 UTC (History)
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Description Eve 2024-03-22 05:32:13 UTC 
SUMMARY
In the "Show small window previews" click action, if you click an app-icon, then move your mouse to a different app-icon, it will activate the hover action for that other app-icon.

However, if you use the "Textual list" click action, if you click an app-icon, and then hover over a different app-icon, the textual list from the clicked app-icon remains.

I believe the behavior from the "Textual List" should be implemented for the "Show small window previews" click action.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:  6.8.1-zen1-1-zen
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Comment 1 Jin Liu 2024-03-23 03:46:11 UTC 
Can confirm.

There are two cases:

1. When "show preview on hover" is disabled, and the user clicks to show previews, then hover on a different icon, the preview moves to that icon.

This is definitely a bug. The hover function is disabled, so no preview should show on hover.

2. When "show preview on hover" is enabled, the same as 1.

People might have different opinions on this. But I think hover should also be temporarily disabled when the user clicks to open previews.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-04-12 01:25:13 UTC 
1 is definitely a bug worth fixing. I agree that 2 is less clear-cut.