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Window control frustrations on Fedora/Plasma (full screen window) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by glimse@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42657201

I'm struggling to replicate some window behavior I'm used to (from Windows) on a new install. Does anyone have any insight?

My goal is to play a game full screen but still be able to pin windows above it.

If a game is set to Full Screen, "Keep Above Others" doesn't work.

If I run a game Full Screen (Windowed), it keeps the taskbar visible and gives me cropped resolution options.

The only way I've found that works is manually configuring each window property to turn off the title bar, set a fixed position, and a minimum resolution. And also setting the taskbar to Auto Hide.

I don't want to manually configure every game (which often requires restarting it multiple times). I don't want my taskbar to Auto Hide. And I want it to be hidden until I alt+tab or press the start key.

Is this possible?

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[-] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'm using all the default launch options for Steam and Battle.net (through Faugus Launcher), the only thing I've touched is Window Rules.

I was wrong when I said it worked for me - I forgot I still had Window Rules set for Terraria (the game that made me make this post). I just tried with BG3 and was unable to replicate it. Here is what I did, am I trying correctly?:

  1. Set game to Borderless Window and disable VSync (tried it On as well, no change)

  2. Alt+tab to other window. Meta+scroll up a bunch of times

  3. Alt+tab to game. Meta+down once

[-] kewjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

sounds exactly the same, only thing would be to test maybe if you can get the focus to work out of game with something like a browser, kate, dolphin to make sure it's not just kwin not working and has something to do with game config/proton/whatever you're overlaying? only thing i can think that's not standard for me is my taskbar is set to dodge Windows for visibility

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