https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443082
--- Comment #21 from flan_suse <windows2li...@zoho.com> --- (In reply to Forest from comment #20) > > It was hoped that the triangle filter would alleviate complaints about > > unintended category switching, > > and so far it has done so. > > I'm afraid not. Here comes yet another complaint about unintended category > switching, this time from a Plasma 5.27.5 user. Here's another issue with this new launcher, even on the latest KDE release on vanilla Arch Linux: Even for the times you *WANT* to navigate to a category, you have to move your cursor in a way that doesn't trigger the "triangle filter", otherwise your "hover" will not be registered, and the category will not be selected! (I find I have to sometimes do a little horizontal "wiggle" with my cursor for it to select the category. I sure do love playing mind-games with my mouse cursor!) So now we're in a weird pickle: You have to be conscious about how you move your cursor to quickly reach a Favorite, or else you'll accidentally trigger a category... *BUT* ...ff you *WANT* to trigger a category, it might not work since the "triangle filter" may accidentally assume you want to reach a Favorite! Hooray! /s It's comical. The menu launcher is meant to be simple and sleek, without requiring any special consideration from the end-user, let alone an added layer of complexity with the "triangle filter". What's the solution to this? Fix the layout of the launcher? Add an option on which side to place the Favorites? Add an option on whether you should click or hover to activate a tab? Place the "Applications" tab on the bottom for more "breathable" access? (They already do this with the "Places" tab.) Nope! Let's figure out how to make the "triangle filter" even more intelligent to predict human behavior! There's no way we can concede that this new launcher's design is inferior to the Legacy Launcher. (As a side-note concern: I wouldn't be surprised if this eventually is fixed, yet it still remains frustrating to access your Favorites because there exists a "triangle filter" that will still try to predict your mouse movements and neglect to activate the item that is being hovered over). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
