https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470075
Jazztache <jazanat...@gmail.com> changed:
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Status|RESOLVED |REPORTED
Resolution|INTENTIONAL |---
--- Comment #2 from Jazztache <jazanat...@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> In fact we actually already have this in the form of a System Tray icon
> called "Keyboard Status". it appears when the caps lock is active, and
> disappears when it's not. If we did this as an OSD, I think it would be
> *really* annoying and we'd get tons of complaints and bug reports about it,
> so for the moment let's stick to what we've already got.
Good point, but...
I would like this to be included for a few reasons. There may be many users
like me who have an extremely thin out-of-the-way panel. Mine is 20px tall and
is on the top of my drawing tablet, so I only notice system tray icons when I
am explicitly looking for them. It works better for a more focused workflow and
extra screen real estate.
The reason I want this as an option is because it's frustrating when you
accidentally hit the cAPS lOCK kEY and then have to go back and edit what you
just typed. This also means you *have* to check the (purposely minimal and
thin) system tray to see if you mis-inputted it. This is an accessibility
feature for those people (which yes, includes me :I) with more out-of-the-way
trays and such.
I can't imagine how bad it is for the people that disable the system tray
entirely and just bind it to a hotkey.
It's the same idea if you accidentally input a hotkey for 'Mute' on laptop
keyboards, when confusing F9 and Fn+F9; It's useful in preventing user error.
If it's better suited, this can go under Accessibility as 'Extra OSD
Notifiers'. It can be off by default. This kind of visual feedback would be
good for preventing user error when it is needed.
TL;DR Non-default, preventing user error, accessibility feature.
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