https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457074
--- Comment #3 from Maximilian Böhm <m...@elbmurf.de> --- I’m aware about the discoverability aspect – I have even used this word in the first paragraph of my report. But as my arguing goes, this current implementation is visual clutter. A monochrome icon for search would be enough to signal the ability to search even to novice users. Let’s be honest, searching for windows in Present Windows is an absolute power user feature to begin with, no non-techy person has that many open windows and programs. I even take the position that placing this search bar so prominently like this is confusing to less technical users. Even for power users it’s a feature we only need any other day. Following your argument: Why is there no always-on "filter" search bar to filter files in Dolphin, so beginners would easily discover this feature? – Because it would be visual clutter. Why isn’t there a guided tour for new users when they first start to use Plasma? How would they even find the Kwin settings and new effects to enable and configure without a tour? They certainly need to know about all the power user effects stuff to take full advantage off right from the beginning! /s It’s too prominent, too large, too distracting white, and on top of all, it takes precious screen estate and lowers the resolution of the window previews. I have made the comparison to Windows 10’s forced-upon-users Cortana search bar in the task bar. I stand by my position, this is just bad design and UX, not thought-out. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
