Active Window Control

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/kotelnik/plasma-applet-active-window-control

Available as/for: -

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 3 years ago

Fixed Plasma 5.8 compatibility regression.

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sadi
5 months ago

For an actively developed and maintained alternative: https://store.kde.org/p/1272871 and https://store.kde.org/p/1274218/ and https://store.kde.org/p/1274975

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sadi
5 months ago

It seems this great applet is no longer maintained/updated.
I see very small buttons that fit into the upper half of the top panel.
Does anyone know where it stores user settings?
There's no such user configuration file in "~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.activeWindowControl" which only includes default files that don't record user preferences.

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sadi
5 months ago

9 9 excellent

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axel-huerta
5 months ago

10 10 the best

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ulliperk
5 months ago

7 Vala-panel appmenu, fcitx-Appmenu and mate appmenu are able to show some sort of menu bar while no program is active and
only "Desktop" is shown. Is it possible to implement that feature into this widget or to design something similar?

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kafir
6 months ago

Hi, I want to modify the x icon. How can I do?

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sadi
5 months ago

Go to this folder and start tweaking: ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.activeWindowControl/

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piotrintes
6 months ago

10 Seamingly simple but realy amazing when you play with it.

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rijads
7 months ago

9 Maximize doesn't switch to restore button after window is maximized, it still shows maximize button.

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harktu
10 months ago

10 10 the best

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m4xp1
1 year ago

9 9 excellent (Why i can't set double click mouse by widget for close active window?) And for mouse wheel click for minimize/maximize)

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hapi-txt
1 year ago

10 Great customization tool!

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rxmd
1 year ago

As @michaldybczak points out, this plugin is no longer developed and some things (app menu) no longer work on recent Plasma.
For a replacement, check out https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-buttons (for customizable window buttons) and https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-title (for the application and window title).

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jonm110
1 year ago

I noticed that the title text in the widget is left-justified. Is there any way to center the text? Thanks!

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dinhokusanagi
1 year ago

aurorae theme is not a perfect circle, it is crooked

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rokre22
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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maurodb
1 year ago

10 Thank you! Really useful.

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cybear
1 year ago

10 A setting for making the title-bar of maximized windows disappear, and allows you to put the close/maximize-buttons in an auto-hiding panel instead. Preferably in the corner where you are used to have the buttons.

Allows a lot of customization!

The bad: I don't get the "App menu" to appear. It may be me missing something.

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maverick74
1 year ago

Yeah... App Menu doesn't show to me either!

I have created a bug report, but so far no one looked at it:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=404359

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maverick74
1 year ago

You might also be interested in:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=404360

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clyton
1 year ago

10 10 the best! I wanted a mac like global menu with all dates and system tray in top panel. This plasma widget's the most detailed and featureful even though some of its features are not being developed. The feature I like the most is it automatically disables titlebars only for maximized windows which saves precious real estate. The app menu was not working so i used global menu widget besides it. I wanted to use this widget primarily for closing, minimizing my windows and that feature is still working. Please keep this widget up-to-date

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Samhaa
1 year ago

9 +

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michaldybczak
2 years ago

This plasmoid is no longer developped and uses old stack of code for global menus that is no supported anymore! Please, use instead this three applets (made by latte devloper):

https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-buttons

https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-title

https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-appmenu

For stripping titlebar in maximized mode use latte (the option is on layouts configuration page as "borderless").

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rxmd
1 year ago

Seconded!
For the menu, you can also just use the KDE Global Menu plasmoid.

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srvanrell
1 year ago

I have installed Active Window Manager and it works with some applications. Other ones fail to show the entries menu in the panel. I'm very new on KDE, could you explain me what is not working on AWM that it is working on the other three applets? Thanks in advance

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1.7.3 3 years ago

Fixed Plasma 5.8 compatibility regression.

1.7.2 3 years ago

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

1.7.1 4 years 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 4 years ago

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

5 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
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axel-huerta Sep 12 2020 10 the best

10 the best

ulliperk Sep 05 2020 7 good

Vala-panel appmenu, fcitx-Appmenu and mate appmenu are able to show some sort of menu bar while no program is active and only "Desktop" is shown. Is it possible to implement that feature into this widget or to design something similar?

piotrintes Aug 20 2020 10 the best

Seamingly simple but realy amazing when you play with it.

rijads Jul 22 2020 9 excellent

Maximize doesn't switch to restore button after window is maximized, it still shows maximize button.

harktu Apr 24 2020 10 the best

10 the best

m4xp1 Dec 04 2019 9 excellent

9 excellent (Why i can't set double click mouse by widget for close active window?) And for mouse wheel click for minimize/maximize)

hapi-txt Nov 21 2019 10 the best

Great customization tool!

rokre22 Aug 02 2019 10 the best

10 the best

maurodb Jun 21 2019 10 the best

Thank you! Really useful.

cybear Jun 18 2019 10 the best

A setting for making the title-bar of maximized windows disappear, and allows you to put the close/maximize-buttons in an auto-hiding panel instead. Preferably in the corner where you are used to have the buttons. Allows a lot of customization! The bad: I don't get the "App menu" to appear. It may be me missing something.

clyton May 20 2019 10 the best

10 the best! I wanted a mac like global menu with all dates and system tray in top panel. This plasma widget's the most detailed and featureful even though some of its features are not being developed. The feature I like the most is it automatically disables titlebars only for maximized windows which saves precious real estate. The app menu was not working so i used global menu widget besides it. I wanted to use this widget primarily for closing, minimizing my windows and that feature is still working. Please keep this widget up-to-date

Samhaa May 08 2019 9 excellent

gcjuan Feb 15 2019 3 bad

-It crashes my entire Plasma Desktop depending on the configuration (for example when filling the hidden text on hover). I prefer Plasma Active Application (https://store.kde.org/p/1269296) that is faster, smoother and adapts itself in combination with Global Menu.