I would like to see a new option added to the command line options for konsole, specifically -
–virtual-desktop int
where int is a number for the current virtual desktops enabled in plasma from 1 to n where n is the highest numbered desktop. If int was outside this range, it would default to virtual desktop #1.
The idea is that upon a konsole startup, that terminal screen would appear in the appropriate virtual desktop and no where else. Right now current behavior is to start the new konsole terminal screen in the current working virtual desktop.
What is the formal procedure of requesting this new command line option?
Hi - for what it’s worth, what you’re talking about sounds like something broader that should be handled by the window manager (KWin in this case), rather than as an option specific coded into an individual application that could be run in all sorts of environments.
Is your use case to want to put new Konsole windows on a specific virtual desktop, regardless of which one you’re currently viewing? If so, that can generally be accomplished with KWin Window Rules.
If your use case is a bit more complex than that, other folks here have found some really powerful tools for manipulating window placement using KWin scripting: Targeting windows/apps to activity-desktop-screen combos in Plasma 6.x - #2 by luisbocanegra
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John:
I believe you are correct, that this should be done by the Window Manager KWin, not Konsole, for reasons you stated. Thank you for pointing this out to me. I will take a look at the link posted.
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