https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493843
--- Comment #2 from regern80 <reger...@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1) > This was an intentional change for Plasma 6, on the logic that we always > wanted to preserve the spatiality of the actual arrangement of virtual > desktops; if we allowed opting out of it here, it would be odd to not also > be able to opt out of it in Overview. > > However due to overwhelm,overwhelming user feedback, in Plasma 6.2, Overview > now adopts a flattened arrangement of two-dimensional virtual desktop grids > again, breaking the spatiality anyway. > > I could see that being used as an argument to do exactly the same thing for > Desktop grid: in the same way that we flatten two-dimensional arrangements > to fit better on the narrow/tall linear area available on Overview, we could > conceivably un-flatten one-dimensional arrangements on the Desktop Grid page > to make better use of the large square-ish or rectangular space. > > I can see arguments for and against doing this, and will turn the matter > over to KWin and Overview developers. Thanks for the explanation. While flattening the Overview or offering an option for "best fit" in Desktop Grid Effect would indeed break the spatiality of virtual desktops, it would significantly improve screen real estate usage. There are merits to both approaches—preserving spatiality and optimizing for real estate. Providing users with the choice to prioritize one or the other would be in line with KDE’s flexibility philosophy. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
