https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454842
Bug ID: 454842
Summary: Navigating Present Windows with the keyboard is
difficult now
Product: kwin
Version: 5.24.90
Platform: openSUSE RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: effects-present-windows
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: bizy...@zoho.com
Target Milestone: ---
1) Hard to tell which window is selected with the keyboard
Before Plasma 5.25, hovered or keyboard-selected windows in the Present Windows
effect would become bigger (with animation), so it was easy to see where the
focus is and where it transitions. Now the focused window is signalled with a
narrow semi-transparent highlight, and it takes me much more time to figure out
which window is focused.
2) Switching focus away from the search bar with the down arrow key is broken
When the effect is triggered with a shortcut (Ctrl-F9 here), it's the search
bar that is highlighted, and pressing the down arrow to choose the first window
makes the highlight just vanish. Further arrow presses suggest it is probably
the first window that is sort of focused, but there is no highlight to tell
that, and pressing Enter does not actually select it.
3) Selecting the search bar with the keyboard is only possible once
If I trigger the effect with my mouse, the search bar is not selected, and I
can press Ctrl-F or the up arrow once to select it. But once I navigate away
from it, I can no longer return to it without the mouse.
If I trigger the effect with my keyboard, the search bar is focused from the
start, and if I navigate away from it, there's no way back without the mouse.
4) Using the mouse and then the keyboard results in double focus
If I use the "hot corner" to trigger the effect and leave the mouse hovering a
window, then start using the arrow keys, I get 2 focus highlights which look
identical. It is then hard to guess which of the two windows will get selected
if I press Enter.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.3
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Graphics Platform: X11
Graphics Processor: Mesa DRI Intel® UHD Graphics
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