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KDE launch feedback [Bug #248]
mrbumpy409 English 5 fabounet [Read]
22 February 2012 à 12:37

mrbumpy409, Monday 02 January 2012 à 18:15 | Quote

Subscription date : 02 January 2012
Messages : 7 		I am happily using GLX-Dock under Kubuntu 11.10, but I noticed one feature of KDE integration that was missing: launch feedback. When I launch an application from KDE's panels or menu, I get feedback both in the taskbar and mouse cursor (bouncing icon) indicating the application has been launched. The feedback lasts until the application's window appears. Is there any way that launch feedback could be added to the KDE integration package?

Thank you for your time.
-~Chris

matttbe, Wednesday 04 January 2012 à 00:50 | Quote

Subscription date : 24 January 2009
Messages : 11207 		Hello and thank you for this idea!
But what's this feedback? Can you give us a screenshot/screencast?
Is it something to indicate that a application has been launched or is launching?

I think it can be interesting to have an animation until the application window appears (I guess it's possible to do that only with a launcher/plugin)

fabounet, Wednesday 04 January 2012 à 12:42 | Quote

Subscription date : 30 November 2007
Messages : 16693 		the icon bounces until the window is really here (unlike the dock, where the icon is animated just to show that you clicked on it).
does it also work with non-KDE apps ?

mrbumpy409, Saturday 18 February 2012 à 23:48 | Quote

Subscription date : 02 January 2012
Messages : 7 		Sorry it took me so long to reply. Here is a video demonstration I made showing the difference between KDE launch feedback and launching an app with GLX-Dock:
http://youtu.be/9PscxU88GSU

The launch feedback isn't just for KDE apps, BTW, but for anything launched via the KDE panels, menus, or shortcuts.

mrbumpy409, Sunday 19 February 2012 à 16:45 | Quote

Subscription date : 02 January 2012
Messages : 7 		As a temporary workaround, I have discovered that I can trigger the KDE launch feedback by executing a .desktop file with "kioclient exec". For example, if I change the GLX-Dock launcher's command from firefox to kioclient exec /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop, I will then get the KDE launch feedback when launching Firefox from GLX-Dock.

fabounet, Wednesday 22 February 2012 à 12:37 | Quote

Subscription date : 30 November 2007
Messages : 16693 		ok I see
well that could be an improvement, thank you for sharing the idea

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