On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 20:59 -0500, Dave Ulrick wrote: > Hi, > > I have configured the Task Manager widget in the KDE panel to show only > apps for the current desktop, but I've noticed that a flashing tile for an > app from another desktop will appear if KDE detects that that app has > performed some action such as a screen update. I suppose this can be a > useful feature, but in the case of GNU Emacs it's a bit annoying. If I > use a keyboard shortcut to jump to a desktop with a GNU Emacs window, it's > 100% certain that I'll see a flashing tile for that window if I land in a > different desktop. In other words, I don't even need to _do_ anything in > Emacs to cause the flashing tile to appear--I just need to visit its > desktop via a keystroke. If I want to leave the Emacs desktop without > triggering the flashing tile, I have to use the mouse to select a > different desktop from the Virtual Desktops widget. > > Note that this behavior began when I upgraded to KDE 4.4.x. I had no such > problem with 4.3.x. > > Two questions: > > 1. Is there any way to configure Task Manager to exempt selected apps > from the "flashing tile" treatment? Are there any other workarounds that > might cut back on this nuisance? > > 2. If not, any suggestions on how I ought to put together a clear > upstream bug report or enhancement request? > > Thanks, > Dave I think I saw this bug / feature in all the KDE 4.x releases. No idea how to disable it. - Gilboa
