[Bug 212836] New: Integrate the launch feedback icon into KWin

[KDE Brainstorm Submissions]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212836

           Summary: Integrate the launch feedback icon into KWin
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: brainstorm at forum.kde.org


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.2)
Installed from:    I Don't Know

The "Launch feedback" icon, also known as the little bouncy icon that appears
when you launch an application, looks really old. It's aliased and uses a small
window to draw itself that can cause redraw issues when moved too quickly.

My suggestion is that this little icon should be integrated into KWin, so that
it:
1. can be drawn directly to the graphics card instead of through the use of a
window,
2. appears to actually be attached to the mouse cursor, because there won't be
a delay currently caused by window event latency, that causes the launch
feedback to trail behind the cursor.
2. can have effects applied to it (like making it dissolve into particles when
the application has launched), and
3. can have a more anti-aliased appearance.

I think that this would contribute to making KDE feel more modern, and might
even make some applications look like they load faster, because the transition
between launching the application and actually seeing the application running
will be smoother.



This feature request was originally submitted through KDE Brainstorm, and has
been submitted to Bugzilla due to popular demand. Original idea:
http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php?mode=idea&i=82374

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