Description: I'm not quite satisfied with the "current app control" in plamsa-netbook, so I pull the code and add some more new small feature that I really want to it.
- Minimize Button - Show/Hide window title, Show/Hide icon, every button. - Drag from widget and move window - Enable borderless maximized window.
So that's it.
install: download tarball and extract. mkdir build cd build
1. install for global cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` .. make make install (with root, use kdesu, sudo, su, anything you like) kbuildsycoca4 (for refresh the list)
2. install for current user cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --localprefix` .. make make install kbuildsycoca4 (for refresh the list)Last changelog:
0.4: Avaiable to rearrange order of icon. Better drag position handling. Activity aware window number. Present window show window on all desktop. Remove window list for now.
NOTICE: KDE 4.8 is required.
0.3: New feature: Drag window from widget. Change borderless maximized window setting.
I really like this widget mainly because of the drag-window functionality. But this particular widget seems to have a memory leak which is increased each time I switch windows. So in the end of the day Xorg shared memory is more or less 1GB high and I have to kill plasma-desktop and start it again to gain acceptable memory values for some time. I'm using KDE 4.11 but this memory leak occured in 4.10 as well.
Sorry for the double message. And sorry for this message at all, because I suppose this widget is just extending existing widget "Current Application Control" which appears to have the same memory leak.
I really like this widget mainly because of the drag-window functionality. But this particular widget seems to have a memory leak which is increased each time I switch windows. So in the end of the day Xorg shared memory is more or less 1GB high and I have to kill plasma-desktop and start it again to gain acceptable memory values for some time.
Thanks for writing this. I just discovered this and am liking it a lot :)
I have a little feature request though: I would like to be able to choose whether "present windows" effect is applied with applications on the current desktop only or with applications on all desktops.
cheers
Hey, this is a very nice plasmoid, but I wonder if it is very difficult to merge the plasma-widget-menubar plasmoid to this, working like Unity top bar, as optional. It would be perfect to use as top bar on netbook and desktop too.
Just a suggestion =D
Fantastic app. It feels like i was waiting for it for ages.
Now a question: Is there a way to change the alignment of title? I mean a way to change it from left justified (the current setting) to right justified (or centre) with respect to the whole plasmoid, in case you want to put it on the right most side of the panel.
Please how to change the control icons so that it could be usable on dark color scheme, I mean on dark plasma theme?
Or is it only related to plasma theme icons, if so what theme should I choose for having with icons?
Btw thank's for this fantastic app.
Found it: they are specific icons from the plasma desktop theme. For example, if you're using the oxygen plasma theme, they are in:
/usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/oxygen/widgets/configuration-icons.svgz
It should be enough to create a new custom theme with different icons (maybe borrowing them from other themes :), or just put edited icons in ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/[yourtheme]/configuration-icons.svgz
Hey.
I was wondering is it hard for You to implement varius behaviour of maxymalise button in three diferent action:
1) left mouse button- full maxymalise
2) middle mouse button- vertically maxymalise
3) right mouse button- horizontally maxymalise
It's about the normall kwin decoration actions, so I thought it will be great to have it in that widget. For now when I click with right mouse button I got menu listed.
please write me back
kubuntu 12.04 64 bit, It is quite new installation without any development or source files, which I supose gives a compilation errors.

Asia@Asia-Kubuntu:~/Pulpit/yawc-0.4/build$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
-- Found Qt-Version 4.8.1 (using /usr/bin/qmake)
-- Found X11: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so
-- Found KDE 4.8 include dir: /usr/include
-- Found KDE 4.8 library dir: /usr/lib
-- Found the KDE4 kconfig_compiler preprocessor: /usr/bin/kconfig_compiler
-- Found automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:6 (find_package):
Could not find module FindKActivities.cmake or a configuration file for
package KActivities.
Adjust CMAKE_MODULE_PATH to find FindKActivities.cmake or set
KActivities_DIR to the directory containing a CMake configuration file for
KActivities. The file will have one of the following names:
KActivitiesConfig.cmake
kactivities-config.cmake
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
Asia@Asia-Kubuntu:~/Pulpit/yawc-0.4/build$
please help
Could you add the application menu button from kde-workspace-appmenu? If I try the global shortcut to open the menu while the window is maximised and the dont show title while maximised is on kwin crashes.
Actually I think that it's not bad idea since controls set tends to look very ugly since they are not designed for this purpose.
That's the reason why I'm using "Window Controls" plasma applet. Stock icons are ugly but i was able to use inkscape to create new ones. Also I would rather want to see icons more like kwin buttons.
Wow this update is really really nice!!
I have a couple feature requests, though:
- Additional option to set app name instead of Window title using "info.windowClassClass()" instead of "info.name()"
- When the option above is enabled: Set widgets width according to the app name length and show Window title in Widget's tooltip.
What do you think? I may try to implement it myself and send you a patch to get started with C++/Qt/KDE/Plasma :)
Thanks for keeping this widget alive! :)
Ratings & Comments
59 Comments
Any chance to compile and run it on Trusty Tahr kubuntu?
Any plans to port this plasmoid to Plasma 5?
I'd like to request that you customize this plasmoid to allow one to left-align the buttons so that it will go "Close, Maximize, Minimize, Title"
I really like this widget mainly because of the drag-window functionality. But this particular widget seems to have a memory leak which is increased each time I switch windows. So in the end of the day Xorg shared memory is more or less 1GB high and I have to kill plasma-desktop and start it again to gain acceptable memory values for some time. I'm using KDE 4.11 but this memory leak occured in 4.10 as well.
Sorry for the double message. And sorry for this message at all, because I suppose this widget is just extending existing widget "Current Application Control" which appears to have the same memory leak.
I really like this widget mainly because of the drag-window functionality. But this particular widget seems to have a memory leak which is increased each time I switch windows. So in the end of the day Xorg shared memory is more or less 1GB high and I have to kill plasma-desktop and start it again to gain acceptable memory values for some time.
Thanks for writing this. I just discovered this and am liking it a lot :) I have a little feature request though: I would like to be able to choose whether "present windows" effect is applied with applications on the current desktop only or with applications on all desktops. cheers
Hey, this is a very nice plasmoid, but I wonder if it is very difficult to merge the plasma-widget-menubar plasmoid to this, working like Unity top bar, as optional. It would be perfect to use as top bar on netbook and desktop too. Just a suggestion =D
Was going to switch to this plasmoid, but not being able to see window list is a show stopper for me...
Ubuntu packages: https://launchpad.net/~mikevaughn/+archive/omnilinux/
Fantastic app. It feels like i was waiting for it for ages. Now a question: Is there a way to change the alignment of title? I mean a way to change it from left justified (the current setting) to right justified (or centre) with respect to the whole plasmoid, in case you want to put it on the right most side of the panel.
hi, thanks for this nice plasmoid! i would like to know if its possible to change icons, using those of the standard oxygen windeco.
Please how to change the control icons so that it could be usable on dark color scheme, I mean on dark plasma theme? Or is it only related to plasma theme icons, if so what theme should I choose for having with icons? Btw thank's for this fantastic app.
I'd really like to replace those icons too. They don't match at all with the Oxygen title bar icons that do the same things.
Found it: they are specific icons from the plasma desktop theme. For example, if you're using the oxygen plasma theme, they are in: /usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/oxygen/widgets/configuration-icons.svgz It should be enough to create a new custom theme with different icons (maybe borrowing them from other themes :), or just put edited icons in ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/[yourtheme]/configuration-icons.svgz
Hey. I was wondering is it hard for You to implement varius behaviour of maxymalise button in three diferent action: 1) left mouse button- full maxymalise 2) middle mouse button- vertically maxymalise 3) right mouse button- horizontally maxymalise It's about the normall kwin decoration actions, so I thought it will be great to have it in that widget. For now when I click with right mouse button I got menu listed. please write me back
kubuntu 12.04 64 bit, It is quite new installation without any development or source files, which I supose gives a compilation errors.  Asia@Asia-Kubuntu:~/Pulpit/yawc-0.4/build$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` .. -- Found Qt-Version 4.8.1 (using /usr/bin/qmake) -- Found X11: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so -- Found KDE 4.8 include dir: /usr/include -- Found KDE 4.8 library dir: /usr/lib -- Found the KDE4 kconfig_compiler preprocessor: /usr/bin/kconfig_compiler -- Found automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4 CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:6 (find_package): Could not find module FindKActivities.cmake or a configuration file for package KActivities. Adjust CMAKE_MODULE_PATH to find FindKActivities.cmake or set KActivities_DIR to the directory containing a CMake configuration file for KActivities. The file will have one of the following names: KActivitiesConfig.cmake kactivities-config.cmake -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! Asia@Asia-Kubuntu:~/Pulpit/yawc-0.4/build$ please help
I saw that in my laptop is the same, I cant compile the newest version. 0.3 was compilling without problem, but 0.4 no.
you need libkactivities-dev
thanks. By the way: Great update :D
Could you add the application menu button from kde-workspace-appmenu? If I try the global shortcut to open the menu while the window is maximised and the dont show title while maximised is on kwin crashes.
Is there any way to change the minimize/maximise/close icons?
Nope. And I will not implement it, since I want consistent look in plasma.
Actually I think that it's not bad idea since controls set tends to look very ugly since they are not designed for this purpose. That's the reason why I'm using "Window Controls" plasma applet. Stock icons are ugly but i was able to use inkscape to create new ones. Also I would rather want to see icons more like kwin buttons.
Wow this update is really really nice!! I have a couple feature requests, though: - Additional option to set app name instead of Window title using "info.windowClassClass()" instead of "info.name()" - When the option above is enabled: Set widgets width according to the app name length and show Window title in Widget's tooltip. What do you think? I may try to implement it myself and send you a patch to get started with C++/Qt/KDE/Plasma :) Thanks for keeping this widget alive! :)