Reworking the kwin tabbox

[Martin Gräßlin]

please keep the other mailinglists in CC as this is probably the only issue 
realy relevant for usability group

Am Donnerstag 16 Juli 2009 20:02:32 schrieb Jacopo De Simoi:
> On Thursday 16 July 2009 19:32:14 Chani wrote:
> > >  * Why do we have to hold the alt key while switching? Can't we break
> > > with the concept? (get rid of the keyboard grab) <- here I need input
> > > from the usability experts. Would it be ok to break with such a concept
> > > although all other plattforms use it? What could be a better solution
> > > than pressing alt? When we break how can we provide a easy "migration
> > > path" for our users? * Everything the current solution provides, that
> > > is for example outlines * More ideas are welcome :-)
> >
> > I'm not sure about this... I've been using alt-tab for a long, long time
> > and it's not really a conscious thing any more. :)
> > at the very least, I should not lose the ability to easily switch between
> > two windows with a simple shortcut. no multiple keypresses for that.
>
> I agree, in what I have in mind alt-tab should by default work as usual;
> however if the user gives focus to the lineEdit, we can let the user
> release "alt"and type; selection would be done with the mouse or with tab /
> backtab as in krunner. Also, we might  use (by default) meta-tab to give
> directly focus to the lineEdit, in a present-window fashion.
My idea is that with alt+tab it should work as ever known. But that it is not 
required to keep alt pressed (keeping it pressed shouldn't harm).

I would prefer giving focus directly to the line edit (window switching is a 
keyboard task, so everything should be possible without mouse usage). That 
would of course require some magic that tab switches the tasks and the line 
edit keeps the focus :-)

I just would like to get rid of the keyboard grab. I think Chani will 
understand that :-D
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