https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465937
--- Comment #43 from matterhorn...@proton.me --- (In reply to Josh from comment #41) > (In reply to matterhorn103 from comment #40) > > (In reply to Nate Graham from comment #7) > > I still think there needs to be a configuration option to turn this > functionality off. > > The problem with the current functionality and these suggestions are that > they are not obvious to a user. There is no on-screen feedback that smart > this smart tiling is in effect (I still don't know what the official name of > this functionality is). > > The current functionality and your suggestions rely on a user having prior > knowledge of why their windows are no longer tiling to 50%/50%. Even if > they work that out they will then need to discover new key combinations that > override this confusing behaviour. > > I love shortcut keys but there also needs to be a simple option for users > who don't care about this functionality at all and just want 50/50 splits. Naturally, the non-visibility of the feature is an issue, I agree. However, if specifically my 4th suggestion were to be implemented -- that the tiling divider is only moved when a border is clicked and dragged while also holding Shift, otherwise a normal resize of the window results -- then the behaviour *is* effectively turned off by default. Users won't accidentally end up in the "non-50:50" situation at all, because they need to use Shift to make it happen, so it won't happen unless they already know about the feature. No one would "need to discover new key combinations that override this confusing behaviour." , because the "confusing behaviour" would require the Shift key as an "opt-in", as it were. Meanwhile, people who do want it to work as it does now could continue using it. The problem with the "simple option" of on/off toggle is that it doesn't offer anything for people, like myself, who often find it useful but usually find it an annoyance. Going into the settings to change it is inconvenient. It is a nice feature that I often use! It just needs to follow Plasma's mantra of "Simple by default, powerful when needed". :) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
