Option to enable Animation on Open or Close Windows (Kwin)

[bluebyt]

This is for Kwin.
Is it possible to add an option to only have the animation when a windows close.
Also it will be nice if we can disable the animation on a Downloads/Saves windows.

[Schneegans]

In theory, this would be possible. However, "no effect" would then really mean no effect - the window would appear instantaneously. I could not use the standard Fade or Slide effect.

Therefore I think that it would be better if this was a feature of KWin itself: It would be really nice if the System Settings dialog would allow for choosing different effects for window opening and window closing. Then you could use the standard Fade or Slide effect for opening and one of the BMW effects for closing. Maybe I'll ask the KWin developers if something like this could be possible...

[bluebyt]

That what I though it will need a new feature of KWin itself. Ok that a good idea for the KWin developer!
Let hope it happen in the near future. Thank you for the prompt answer!

[shawnk0723]

In theory, this would be possible. However, "no effect" would then really mean no effect - the window would appear instantaneously. I could not use the standard Fade or Slide effect.

Therefore I think that it would be better if this was a feature of KWin itself: It would be really nice if the System Settings dialog would allow for choosing different effects for window opening and window closing. Then you could use the standard Fade or Slide effect for opening and one of the BMW effects for closing. Maybe I'll ask the KWin developers if something like this could be possible...

Hey Schneegans,

Is there any way to make all these effects work randomly when opening/closing windows instead of setting just one animation at a time? I really miss that feature from compiz. I thought that would be great if possible.

Thanks a lot for this awesome project. :)

[Schneegans]

That's not yet possible. I think this should be a feature of KWin as well 😄

[Schneegans]

Btw, there is this related feature request: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464322.

[Termuellinator]

Maybe - if only as an interim solution - you could offer separate animation times for opening and closing?

The thing that is a bit annoying with the opening-animation is that it shows the initial state of the program. So for example for Konsole, it only sows a black screen and only after the animation is finished, the shell is displayed. Same for Dolphin - during the animation, the content of the folder-view is blank, only after the animation it pops in.

So that would maybe be another solution (at least for me) - don't take the first image the program delivers (at least i would guess that's how the effects work?) but wait for a few ms and start the animation then? If that's even on your side and not implemented in kwin directly of course ^^

[Vistaus]

That's not yet possible. I think this should be a feature of KWin as well 😄

I think so too, however, it is possible for developers to create a dropdown for this. https://github.com/gearcoded/animationsSuite (for KDE) has it, so it is possible.

[mkleehammer]

Perhaps I missing something - is this for KDE only? I'm using Gnome and would like to have an animation on closing a window, but not on opening. Is that this ticket or something else? Thanks.

[Schneegans]

Perhaps I missing something - is this for KDE only? I'm using Gnome and would like to have an animation on closing a window, but not on opening. Is that this ticket or something else? Thanks.

This ticket is for KDE only as this is already possible on GNOME. Just checkout the effect profiles at the top of the preferences window! There you can create different effect configurations and choose in detail when to apply which.

[mkleehammer]

My mistake. For those coming later that haven't seen this, it is the pencil icon next to the profile name. I assumed that let you rename it, but it has other settings too in an attached modal.

Thanks!