https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501625
--- Comment #7 from Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-an...@yandex.ru> --- (In reply to Nate Graham from comment #6) > (In reply to Konstantin Kharlamov from comment #5) > > They appear on the side of the screen, and having something you're > > working on at that position is much rarer event that having it in the > > center. > That's not a universal fact; it very much depends on how you use the system. > For example if you have two windows tiled side-by-side, it's very common to > be entering text at the bottom of the window, and this will be covered up by > notifications. For chat apps, it happens pretty much 100% of the time. > > > > Anyway, is there at least an option to move these OSDs elsewhere? Perhaps > > with window rule or whatnot? > At the moment I don't believe so. > > However notifications are relocate-able, so in principle it may make sense > for us to allow people to relocate the OSD windows too, so at least if their > personal workflow is impacted, they can move it. I've done this with > notifications because my personal workflow was very severely impacted by the > default positioning. The least disruptive I found for notifications was > actually centered at the top of the screen! > > We also get complaints about this from people saying the volume change OSDs > can cover up subtitles or the actor's face while watching videos. Seems to > happen a lot due to modern video content often having vocals that are a lot > quieter than the music and the explosions, so you raise the volume when an > actor starts talking, and the OSD immediately appears and covers up their > mouth or the subtitles! > > I'd recommend opening a new bug report asking for the OSD position to be > configurable. I won't close that one as RESOLVED INTENTIONAL. :) Okay, thank you. What component do OSDs belong to, is it plasmashell/notifications as well or something else? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
