From kwin  Wed Jan 21 22:24:33 2009
From: Jud Craft <craftjml () gmail ! com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:24:33 +0000
To: kwin
Subject: Window grouping, switching, and consistency with the Plasma-tasklist
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I know that Kwin can switch between windows...

And that Plasma's taskbar can group windows.

But, instead of working on windows, can Kwin's Window Switcher instead
jump between groups?

Brings the grouping metaphor from the taskbar (which formerly just
tracked windows) to the alt-tab list (which still just tracks
windows).  Window switching is rather tedious with 12+ windows if
alt-tabbing (a very effective and fast way to switch) still requires
going through all 12+ windows, and it's inconsistent with the
organization and tidiness brought by grouping.

Essentially:  if the taskbar can group windows, (which is just a mouse
interface to switch windows), why can't the Kwin window switcher?


Now what to do when a group is switched to?  That's an interesting point.

Perhaps you could minimize all other windows, except that group's
windows.  Then all of (ex., Konqueror's) windows suddenly have focus.
Seems to resemble the Mac-style of application window management.


At any rate:  even if this feature is a no-go, Plasma-tasklist and
Kwin should be consistent in how they manage windows.  Ideally, for
example, if Kwin ever gained the ability to group/tab windows, this
could be reflected in Plasma's tasklist.  It is unintuitive to have
windows grouped for one management method, and ungrouped for the
other.
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