Parachute (fixed for Plasma 5.23)

Original project is paused. It's just a fork with fix for Plasma 2.23. Nothing else.

Thanks to this guy for fix: tcorreabr#125 (comment)

Look at your windows and desktops from above.

Usage

After activate the script in KWin Scripts window you can use the default registered global shortcut Ctrl+Super+D (Ctrl+Meta+D) to show/hide Parachute.

Installation or upgrade

Make sure you have lastest updates on distros like KDE neon and Arch

git clone https://github.com/Evv1L/Parachute.git && cd Parachute
make install

This fork have custom version for script - v0.9.1.1

Errors

If you have installed Parachute before and get "File exists" or "MakeFile Error 1" delete this file:

rm ~/.local/share/kservices5/Parachute.desktop

If you have installed through Plasma's Get Hot New Stuff (Kde Store) you must execute the following commands on terminal to install the configuration dialog. You only need to do this once.

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kservices5
ln -s ~/.local/share/kwin/scripts/Parachute/metadata.desktop ~/.local/share/kservices5/Parachute.desktop

Uninstall

To uninstall, first go to the folder where you cloned Parachute, then run:

make uninstall

Run Parachute with Meta key

kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/kwin,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,Parachute"
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure

If it doesn't work try to restart KWin with kwin_x11 --replace.

Controls:

• Left mouse button - Activate window.
• Middle mouse button - Close window.
• Right mouse button - (Un)pin window.
• Arrow keys - Select a window.
• Shift + Arrow keys - Switch desktops.
• Home/End - Select first/last window.
• Enter - Activate selected window.
• Esc - Hide Parachute.
• F5 - Update settings.

Notes

• Developed and tested in Plasma >= 5.20 and Qt >= 5.15.
• For now it doesn't work on Wayland.
• You can use KWin's global shortcuts normally while using this script. To navigate between your desktops for example.
• If you are using "Slide" animation to switch desktops, you may want to enable the "Slide docks" option to avoid some unwanted visual effects.
• If you are having poor performance on animations, try changing "Scale method" to "Smooth" or "Crisp" in Compositor settings.
• If you have Virtual Desktop Bar installed, Parachute keyboard shortcut may be ineffective until KWin restart or dynamic desktop operations.