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Bug 386

Summary:	Show Desktop behavior
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	Darrell <darrella>
Component:	tdebase	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugwatch, darrella, kb9vqf
Priority:	P1
Version:	R14.0.x [Trinity]
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:		Application Name:

Description Darrell 2010-12-12 13:42:28 CST

In KDE and Trinity, the Show Desktop button minimizes all apps to the panel. When any new app from the desktop or Quick Start tray in the panel is started, all minimized apps open/restore along with the new app.

Some people like that behavior and some don't. Some prefer that only the new app opens and the other apps remain minimized.

There should be a configuration option to select the preferred behavior.

(kdebase, in the NET window handler code)

Comment 1 Darrell 2013-04-03 22:16:38 CDT

In KDE4, kwinrc [Windows], there is a config option ShowDesktopIsMinimizeAll that regulates this behavior. Perhaps that code snippet can be massaged for this request. Adding a KControl GUI control would be nice too (Desktop->Behavior?).

Refer to KDE bug report 317146 for a discussion: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317146

Comment 2 Darrell 2014-05-22 14:24:24 CDT

This report is listed as an enhancement request.For me the problem has become a bug. A nuisance that motivates me to use a different desktop environment.

When I select the Show Desktop applet in the panel, I expect all apps to remain minimized. Period.

I select Show Desktop to minimize all apps. I insert a USB flash drive. An icon appears on the desktop. I double-click the icon to open konqueror. All apps that were minimized after selecting the Show Desktop applet are restored rather than remain minimized.

This is not a feature. This is a bug.

Comment 3 Darrell 2014-12-03 22:31:07 CST

This bug is becoming a nuisance. I hope something is done in R14.0.1.

I believe the ssolution will be a kcontrol option to distinguish between 'show desktop' and 'minimize all'. For me I want ShowDesktop == ShowDesktopIsMinimizeAll. I want all windows to remain minimized when I open any new window or any TDE dialog appears after I selected the Show Desktop button.