Active Window Control

Source (required if based on other people's work): https://github.com/kotelnik/plasma-applet-active-window-control

Score 83%

Description:

Plasmoid which just show active window title and icon. Also allows to close active window with cross icon (its location can be configured) and some other actions (like present-windows effect etc).

This plasmoid is particularly useful when using BorderlessMaximizedWindows=true setting (in ~/.config/kwinrc under [windows] section). This option can now be turned on/off directly from widget settings.

REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
- qt5-graphicaleffects
- e.g. package for kubuntu users: libqt5qml-graphicaleffects

HOW TO INSTALL
- Add Widgets... -> Get new widgets -> Download new plasma widgets
- find this applet and install through the first item with .plasmoid extension

AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/plasma5-applets-active-window-control-git/

Last changelog:

1.7.3 1 year ago

Fixed Plasma 5.8 compatibility regression.

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radwulf
16 days ago

Sorry for double post. Also it would be nice if the close button stayed visible permanently. Sometimes when on the empty desktop or using the application launcher it disappears, leaving an unsightly hole in my dock.

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radwulf
16 days ago

Thanks for this useful widget. It could work better on my set up with a vertical latte dock if it allowed you to centralize the close button (rather than just the corners) and kept the colours the original shade rather than turning it red and white after use.

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no1cares
20 days ago

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pieter
25 days ago

Thank you genna87! This appeared also to be the case in my machine. Also latte-dock is very specific about how it wants to be used. But I found it all out and now it works like a charm!

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genna87
26 days ago

@pieter I just had a similar issue in Kubuntu, but the problem was simply the (very) small size of the buttons. Try selecting "Buttons next to icon and text" in the buttons sections of the settings

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pieter
27 days ago

This widget is great! But I can't get the window control buttons to appear in the top bar when the window is maximized. I am using Neon. I tried in a latte panel and in a plasma panel. No luck. Can you give me a clue how to manage that? Note that the package libqt5qml-graphicaleffects is not in the ubuntu repositories anymore.... Thanks.

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jotasete
1 month ago

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jotasete
1 month ago

Ótimo! muito obrigado!

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folgui
1 month ago

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malteketelsen
2 months ago

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krlosbolado
2 months ago

The "Hide titlebar for maximized windows (takes effect immediately) is no longer working." Every time the machine is restarted the previous settings return.
Use the plasma 5.13.4.

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rz.jeremy
1 month ago

Hello, I also use KDE Neon on my PC, the problem is caused by Latte Dock, now I use a panel.
Sometimes the simplest is better.
good luck

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nickb
1 month ago

I have the exact same problem on KDE neon 5.13 as well as Kubuntu 5.12

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torturedutopian
3 months ago

Hi ! Thanks a lot for this great plasmoid !
It seems it doesn't work with the new Plasma global menu, as of KDE Plasma 5.13.2 ?
Meanwhile, I use a combination of 3 applets to get an equivalent result : "application title" on the left, the new global menu in the middle, and active window controls on the right. I remember it was a bit difficult to achieve this layout before (problem with the variable width of the menu).
see : https://ibb.co/nhtsGd

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torturedutopian
3 months ago

I forgot to mention : using KDE Neon & get hot new stuff.
I also tried to build the GIT version from a Manjaro KDE live CD, and got the same result : the global menu doesn't appear when using AWC alone. Thanks again, cheers !

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Yuvon
5 months ago

Lots of customization, Looks great, Functions great.
One thing that would make this better is if you could drag the window out of fullscreen from the widget and move it around.

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pingui
6 months ago

mobam: hello also happens to me. you could tell me the steps and commands to download and compile the version of phabricator? https://phabricator.kde.org/source/plasma-active-window-control/
thank you

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YamiYukiSenpai
6 months ago

Only thing that bothers me is that the buttons are too small + on top of the window title. Also, unless I set a fixed size, there's too much space

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mobam
6 months ago

I do really like the plasmoid! 5/5 stars!! :)
Unfortunately it seems to have a problem since a couple of weeks. I think I recognized the problem after the 5.12 update (KDE Neon) for the first time: I use Active Window Control to max/min/close windows on a fading task bar. This worked fine so far, but now it the Addon seems to not recognize the active/focused window after switching it. I only have an empty space where the buttons ought to be. After 'refocusing the window' (via minimize/maximize it), the buttons reappear immediately. Does this only happen on my machine? What can I do to solve the problem? I already tried reinstalling and re-adding the addon.

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mobam
6 months ago

Hold on! I just pulled and built the current version from https://phabricator.kde.org/source/plasma-active-window-control/ and everything works like a charm! Very nice!

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pingui
6 months ago

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mobam
6 months ago

Hey! If you have already some experience with building software, it’s not a problem: Just use 'git' to clone the files to your desktop and then follow the instructions in the 'INSTALL' file. If you have not built any software yourself yet, you might want to search the web for 'compile software ubuntu' in order to get some information, background of software building, and How-To’s. I am not an expert on these matters, so I am hesitating to give you concrete instructions.

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pingui
5 months ago

I was able to download and compile from the specified path https://phabricator.kde.org/source/plasma-active-window-control/ but the problem continues.
There are other users commenting on https://github.com/kotelnik/plasma-applet-active-window-control/issues
always works for you on 5.12 plasma?

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mobam
5 months ago

Yes, it works like it did before/like it should.
I should add that I only use the quit/minimize buttons of the plasmoid and nothing of the other features, so I cannot say anything about these.

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krlosbolado
8 months ago

Very good Congratulations!
I would like to know how to use the path to mute the buttons. Would not it be possible to use the buttons of the theme in use?

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1.7.3 1 year ago

Fixed Plasma 5.8 compatibility regression.

1.7.2 1 year ago

Plasma 5.10 compatibility, multi-screen aware, aurorae window decoration support, various other fixes

1.7.1 1 year ago

- slight code refactoring (possibly fixed Kubuntu 16.10 compatibility)
- other global menu improvements (global menu is not available in kde.store version of this applet)

Version 1.6.0 1 year ago

- compatibility with Plasma 5.8
- pin to all desktops button
- popup settings and other minor fixes and improvements

2 years ago

1.5.9
- widget settings now allows to switch kwin option for showing/hiding titlebar for maximized windows

1.5.8
- dynamic width (regarding showing / hiding buttons) by Wuxiangdong from github

1.5.7
- text scaling option

1.5.6
- auto-fill width option
- automatic margin for no-window text
- wrapping & eliding text fix

1.5.5
- configurable "Plasma Desktop" text margin
- small fixes & cleanups

1.5.4
- fixed closing window even if control buttons are disabled

1.5.3
- basic context menu actions (close, minimise, maximise)
- configurable space between icon and window title
- button settings fixes

1.5.2
- breeze buttons (+ fixes)
- various additional button settings added (+ settings fixes)

1.4
- support for present-windows effect

1.3.3
- bugfix release
- settings more granular

1.3
- added maximize button
- additional appearance settings

1.2.2
- automatic window title row setting fixed

1.2.1
- word wrap fix

1.2
- configurable button size

1.1.1
- "No active window" changed to "Plasma Desktop" (thanks to sancio6 from github)
- small visual fix in settings

1.1
- customizable minimize button
- customizable maximize/minimize actions
- called by double-click/mouse wheel
- customizable width in horizontal panel
- AUR package

1.0
Initial import