[Bug 232455] New: Improve configuration of Task Manager w.r.t. application tab order in taskbar

[Daniel Mastropietro]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232455

           Summary: Improve configuration of Task Manager w.r.t.
                    application tab order in taskbar
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: mastropi at uwalumni.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

It would be nice to be able to configure the task manager in a way that the
order of the application tabs is ALWAYS preserved.

I was expecting this behaviour to happen by checking the following options in
the Task Manager Settings:
- Grouping: "By Program Name"
- Sorting: "Do Not Sort"

Instead, the tabs keep moving as new instances of an already opened application
are launched. It seems that the behaviour is the following: when a new instance
of an application is launched, the tab grouping that application moves to the
right-most position.

I would like to have an option that allows always keeping the task/group tab in
the same position it was when I first opened the application.

I think there are 2 advantages for this behaviour:
- This is the way Microsoft Windows behaves and former Windows users (like
myself) may appreciate it.
- This behaviour allows me to save time because I always open the applications
I commonly use in the same order so that I don't have to search for the
application I want to switch to (using the mouse) because my hand remembers its
position in the taskbar... I really find this helpful.

NOTE:
I have asked about this issue in http://kubuntuforums.net under section Desktop
Support -> KDE Support, Subject "Application tab order in taskbar" and I
received the following comment from a Kubuntu Veteran:
"Of course some people might prefer moving group to the last when a new
instance of a program is started, so perhaps this should be configurable.
Still, it should definitely be consistent...the task/group should either always
move to the last or always stay where it is, not like it currently is."

Thanks!

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