https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443082
Bug ID: 443082
Summary: Content area should be above mouse cursor; NOT the
categories
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.22.5
Platform: unspecified
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff)
Assignee: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Reporter: windows2li...@zoho.com
CC: mikel5...@gmail.com, plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
The Legacy Kickoff Launcher had a clean initial view, where the desired
*content* (such as Favorites, Places, History, etc) is positioned vertically,
directly above the mouse cursor when clicking the launcher icon.
This new launcher puts the content *away* from the cursor, which requires
careful *diagonal* or *zig-zag* mouse movement, simply to click on a favorite
app.
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A picture is worth a thousand words? Then a video is worth a million:
VIDEO #1: Legacy method, cleaner, fewer mistakes, easy targets
https://imgur.com/a/LN7uXUz
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VIDEO #2: New method, more cluttered, less intuitive, more mistakes, requires
conscious effort
https://imgur.com/a/iNH9yAF
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It doesn't matter if I switch from grid to list, the same issue applies.
This is why users are still grabbing the Legacy Kickoff Launcher from the KDE
Store (even though it's no longer being maintained.)
Soon we might have no choice but to use this new launcher; not because we asked
for it, but because we *have* to.
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I implore the devs to watch the linked videos and understand that "simpler is
better" when it comes to quickly launching your favorite apps.
Give us big, breathable targets within immediate reach that don't require
zig-zags or careful diagonal movements.
Don't make us consciously think about having to carefully aim with our cursor.
Let us be able to hover using the bottom panels.
Currently, too much movements are required, even with Places. Using this new
launcher is like a mini-game. The Legacy Kickoff Launcher "stayed out of the
way" and let us quickly launch apps and places.
BIG, EASY TARGETS are preferable to always using *sub-menus* and *split views*.
It should be the encouraged method. However, with this new launcher, we
practically have to keep using sub-menus and arbitrary split views.
CONTENT should be the priority, *not* CATEGORIES nor SUB-MENUS.
Read the comments on the Legacy Kickoff Launcher in the KDE Store. You'll
notice a theme.
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