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Hi,
I'd like to suggest a preview of all desktops when switching between desktops using the 'Switch to one desktop left/right/down/up' actions in kwin; as below:

[img]http://www.treblig.org/debug/slidemergesmall.png[/img]

As you can see I run with 9 desktops in a 3x3 layout; I tend to bind the Switch to one desktop l/r/d/u to ctrl-alt-arrow; generally I know which desktop I've put stuff in, but sometimes I find I can't quite remember where I dropped something, and a preview would be nice.

Gnome-2 provides a basic preview with just the window outlines in each view, and actually that would generally be enough, however I noticed that since Desktop Grid can do a full all desktop preview, it's really exactly the same content that I'd like to be shown when I'm switching.

The mockup above was done by taking a screenshot of desktop grid, shrinking it and dropping it over the box that appears when switching (which I believe comes from Desktop Change OSD) and taking the arrow from that box and overlaying it back on top.

Dave

.png is not found, bad link?

Could open .png by cnp.

To me this sounds confusing - you want a live preview indication *while* you're switching?

Do you know about the "walk through desktop list" shortcuts? (found in "kcmshell4 keys", kwin section) - it will invoke the normal window switcher but instead allow you to change virtual desktops.

luebking wrote:Could open .png by cnp.
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cnp?

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The requested URL /debug/slidemergesmall.png[/img was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.17 (Fedora) Server at <a href="<a href="http://www.treblig.org">http://www.treblig.org</a>"><a href="http://www.treblig.org">http://www.treblig.org</a></a> Port 80

my bad - see it now

google01103 wrote:cnp?

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The requested URL /debug/slidemergesmall.png[/img was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.17 (Fedora) Server at http://www.treblig.org Port 80[\quote]

Odd; http://www.treblig.org/debug/slidemergesmall.png is fine here on chrome, firefox and Konq.

Dave

luebking wrote:Could open .png by cnp.

To me this sounds confusing - you want a live preview indication *while* you're switching?

Do you know about the "walk through desktop list" shortcuts? (found in "kcmshell4 keys", kwin section) - it will invoke the normal window switcher but instead allow you to change virtual desktops.

I didn't know about the 'walk through desktop list' - the preview it gives is pretty much what I want, but shown with the appropriate rows/column layout that the pager and move to desktop above/left/right/down know about.

google01103 wrote:cnp?

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penguin42 wrote:I didn't know about the 'walk through desktop list' - the preview it gives is pretty much what I want, but shown with the appropriate rows/column layout that the pager and move to desktop above/left/right/down know about.

afaik the desktop switcher ist atm being ported to qml for 4.9 and will thus be configurable and should get a GUI

-> Martin?