Disable mobile task switcher in convergence mode

The full-screen card carousel is touch-oriented and redundant
when a keyboard and mouse are available. In convergence mode,
disable it so KWin falls back to the standard Alt-Tab tabbox.
Window switching is also covered by the dock bar icons and the
Overview effect.

components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/private/ContentContainer.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
 import org.kde.plasma.components 3.0 as PC3
 import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.quicksettingsplugin as QS
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.shellsettingsplugin as ShellSettings
 
 /**
  * Root element that contains all the ActionDrawer's contents, and is anchored to the screen.
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ Item {
                        Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.b,
                        0.9)
         Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.longDuration; easing.type: Easing.OutQuad } }
-        opacity: Math.max(0, Math.min(brightnessPressedValue, actionDrawer.offset / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset))
+        opacity: {
+            let base = Math.max(0, Math.min(brightnessPressedValue, actionDrawer.offset / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset));
+            return ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled ? base * 0.3 : base;
+        }
     }
 
     // The base swipe area.
@@ -106,8 +110,8 @@ Item {
 
             anchors {
                 topMargin: notificationDrawer.height + 1
-                leftMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : 10
-                rightMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : notificationDrawer.notificationWidget.anchors.rightMargin + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit - notificationDrawer.anchors.leftMargin + 370
+                leftMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : (notificationDrawer.isConvergence ? Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing : 10)
+                rightMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : (notificationDrawer.isConvergence ? parent.width * 0.5 : notificationDrawer.notificationWidget.anchors.rightMargin + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit - notificationDrawer.anchors.leftMargin + 370)
                 top: parent.top
                 left: parent.left
                 right: parent.right
@@ -160,19 +164,28 @@ Item {
     NotificationDrawer {
         id: notificationDrawer
 
+        readonly property bool isConvergence: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+
         swipeArea: swipeAreaPortrait
         actionDrawer: root.actionDrawer
         mediaControlsWidget: root.mediaControlsWidget
         contentContainer: root
-        opacity: Math.max(0, Math.min(root.brightnessPressedValue, actionDrawer.offsetResistance / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset))
+        opacity: {
+            let base = Math.max(0, Math.min(root.brightnessPressedValue, actionDrawer.offsetResistance / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset));
+            return isConvergence ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, actionDrawer.offset / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset)) : base;
+        }
 
         anchors {
             top: parent.top
             left: parent.left
             right: parent.right
-            rightMargin: root.actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : 360
-            leftMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : notificationDrawer.minWidthHeight * 0.06
+            topMargin: isConvergence ? Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing : 0
+            rightMargin: root.actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : (isConvergence ? parent.width * 0.5 : 360)
+            leftMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? 0 : (isConvergence ? Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing : notificationDrawer.minWidthHeight * 0.06)
         }
+
+        // In convergence, cap the height so it doesn't stretch full-screen
+        maximumHeight: isConvergence ? root.height * 0.6 : -1
     }
 
     // Secondary swipe area for uses in portrait.

components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/private/LandscapeContentContainer.qml

@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ Item {
                 : ShellSettings.Settings.quickSettingsColumns
             readonly property real intendedWidth: (columnWidth * effectiveColumns) + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit
 
-            property real offsetRatio: quickSettingsPanel.height / root.height
-            anchors.topMargin: Math.min(root.actionDrawer.offsetResistance * offsetRatio - quickSettingsPanel.height, 0)
+            readonly property bool isConvergence: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+            property real offsetRatio: (quickSettingsPanel.height + restingTopMargin) / root.height
+            readonly property real restingTopMargin: isConvergence ? Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing : 0
+            anchors.topMargin: isConvergence ? restingTopMargin : Math.min(root.actionDrawer.offsetResistance * offsetRatio - quickSettingsPanel.height, 0)
             anchors.top: parent.top
             anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: isConvergence ? Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing : 0
+            opacity: isConvergence ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, root.actionDrawer.offset / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset)) : 1
 
             actionDrawer: root.actionDrawer
             fullScreenHeight: root.height

components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/private/NotificationDrawer.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import org.kde.plasma.clock
 import org.kde.plasma.components 3.0 as PlasmaComponents
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.shellsettingsplugin as ShellSettings
 import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 
 Item {
@@ -24,14 +25,26 @@ Item {
     property alias notificationWidget: notificationWidget
     property real contentY: notificationWidget.listView.contentY
 
-    property real topPadding: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing : date.y + date.height + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 6
+    property real topPadding: {
+        if (actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait)
+            return Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing;
+        if (ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled)
+            return Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing;
+        return date.y + date.height + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 6;
+    }
     property real topMargin: actionDrawer.mode == MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait ? actionDrawer.offsetResistance + 1 : 0
 
     readonly property real minWidthHeight: Math.min(actionDrawer.width, actionDrawer.height)
     readonly property bool hasNotifications: notificationWidget.hasNotifications
     readonly property bool listOverflowing: notificationWidget.listView.listOverflowing
 
-    height: Math.min(actionDrawer.height - toolButtons.height, notificationWidget.listView.contentHeight + 10 + topMargin)
+    // External cap for convergence mode; -1 means uncapped.
+    property real maximumHeight: -1
+
+    height: {
+        let h = Math.min(actionDrawer.height - toolButtons.height, notificationWidget.listView.contentHeight + 10 + topMargin);
+        return maximumHeight > 0 ? Math.min(h, maximumHeight) : h;
+    }
 
     // time source for the time and date whenin landscape mode
     Clock {
@@ -155,6 +168,7 @@ Item {
         id: landscapeModeHeader
         anchors.fill: parent
         visible: actionDrawer.mode != MobileShell.ActionDrawer.Portrait
+                 && !ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
 
         transform: [
             Translate {

components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/private/QuickSettingsPanel.qml

@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ MobileShell.BaseItem {
                 id: statusBarProxy
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
+                // Hide status bar in convergence — already visible in the top panel
+                visible: !ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
                 // Align these to double pixels to aid vertical alignment and sharper icon rendering
-                Layout.preferredHeight: Math.round(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 1.5 * ShellSettings.Settings.statusBarScaleFactor / 2) * 2
-                Layout.maximumHeight: Math.round(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 1.5 * ShellSettings.Settings.statusBarScaleFactor / 2) * 2
+                Layout.preferredHeight: visible ? Math.round(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 1.5 * ShellSettings.Settings.statusBarScaleFactor / 2) * 2 : 0
+                Layout.maximumHeight: visible ? Math.round(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 1.5 * ShellSettings.Settings.statusBarScaleFactor / 2) * 2 : 0
 
                 Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Window
                 Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false

components/mobileshell/qml/popups/notifications/NotificationPopup.qml

@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ Item {
     // 'popupWidth' and 'openOffset' is set by the 'notificationPopupManager'
     property int popupWidth
     property real openOffset
+    property bool isConvergence: false
+
+    // In convergence the popup enters from the bottom-right corner
+    readonly property real effectiveOpenOffset: isConvergence
+        ? (Screen.height - openOffset - popupHeight)
+        : openOffset
+    readonly property real effectiveClosedOffset: isConvergence
+        ? (Screen.height + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing)
+        : closedOffset
 
     // calculate the position needed to at when the expanded drawer is active
     readonly property real fullOpenOffset: popupDrawerOpened ? aboveNotificationFullOffset + aboveNotificationHeight + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing : 0
@@ -244,7 +253,7 @@ Item {
         waiting = false;
         inPopupDrawer = true;
         if (notificationPopup.popupDrawerOpened && notificationItem.state != "inDrawerClosed" && notificationItem.state != "open") {
-            notificationItem.offset = openOffset;
+            notificationItem.offset = effectiveOpenOffset;
             notificationItem.scale = 0.75;
             notificationItem.popupOpacity = 0.0;
         }
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ Item {
 
     function openPopup() {
         if (notificationPopup.popupDrawerOpened && notificationItem.state != "open" && notificationItem.state != "inDrawerClosed") {
-            notificationItem.offset = openOffset;
+            notificationItem.offset = effectiveOpenOffset;
             notificationItem.scale = 0.75;
             notificationItem.popupOpacity = 0.0;
         }
@@ -343,7 +352,7 @@ Item {
 
         onDismissRequested: closePopup(popupIndex)
 
-        property real offset: closedOffset
+        property real offset: notificationPopup.effectiveClosedOffset
         property real scale: 1.0
         property real popupOpacity: 1.0 // controls the opacity of the notification popup when outside the popup drawer
         property real drawerScale: {
@@ -365,6 +374,9 @@ Item {
             return Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 0.5 * indexClamped;
         }
         property real drawerOpacity: {
+            if (notificationPopup.isConvergence && notificationPopup.inPopupDrawer) {
+                return 0;
+            }
             let index = notificationPopup.popupIndex - popupNotifications.currentPopupIndex;
             if (index > 2 && !notificationPopup.popupDrawerOpened) {
                 return 0; // make this popup invisible if it is below 3 other popups
@@ -399,7 +411,7 @@ Item {
             State {
                 name: "open"
                 PropertyChanges {
-                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.openOffset
+                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.effectiveOpenOffset
                 }
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: notificationItem; scale: 1.0
@@ -411,7 +423,7 @@ Item {
             State {
                 name: "closeWithMove"
                 PropertyChanges {
-                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.closedOffset
+                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.effectiveClosedOffset
                 }
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: notificationItem; scale: 1.0
@@ -423,7 +435,7 @@ Item {
             State {
                 name: "closeWithScale"
                 PropertyChanges {
-                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.openOffset
+                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.effectiveOpenOffset
                 }
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: notificationItem; scale: 0.75
@@ -435,7 +447,7 @@ Item {
             State {
                 name: "inDrawerClosed"
                 PropertyChanges {
-                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.openOffset
+                    target: notificationItem; offset: notificationPopup.effectiveOpenOffset
                 }
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: notificationItem; scale: 1
@@ -556,15 +568,29 @@ Item {
                 startActive = false;
             }
             lastOffset = notificationPopup.dragOffset;
-            notificationPopup.dragOffset = calculateResistance(startDragOffset + (translation.y - startPosition), 0);
+            let rawOffset = startDragOffset + (translation.y - startPosition);
+            if (notificationPopup.isConvergence) {
+                notificationPopup.dragOffset = -calculateResistance(-rawOffset, 0);
+            } else {
+                notificationPopup.dragOffset = calculateResistance(rawOffset, 0);
+            }
         }
 
         onActiveChanged: {
             startActive = active;
             notificationPopup.preventDismissTimeout = true;
             if (!active && !(notificationItem.state == "closeWithScale" || notificationItem.state == "closeWithMove")) {
-                if ((lastOffset - notificationPopup.dragOffset > 1.0 && notificationPopup.dragOffset < 0) || (-(notificationPopup.openOffset - notificationPopup.closedOffset) / 4 > notificationPopup.dragOffset)) {
-                    // this code is called when the notification is swiped or dragged to the top.
+                let dominated = false;
+                if (notificationPopup.isConvergence) {
+                    // convergence: dismiss on swipe down
+                    dominated = (notificationPopup.dragOffset - lastOffset > 1.0 && notificationPopup.dragOffset > 0)
+                        || (notificationPopup.dragOffset > (notificationPopup.effectiveClosedOffset - notificationPopup.effectiveOpenOffset) / 4);
+                } else {
+                    // mobile: dismiss on swipe up
+                    dominated = (lastOffset - notificationPopup.dragOffset > 1.0 && notificationPopup.dragOffset < 0)
+                        || (-(notificationPopup.openOffset - notificationPopup.closedOffset) / 4 > notificationPopup.dragOffset);
+                }
+                if (dominated) {
                     notificationPopup.closedWithSwipe = true;
                     notificationPopup.closePopup(popupIndex);
                     return;
@@ -589,7 +615,7 @@ Item {
 
         height: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
 
-        enabled: !notificationPopup.popupDrawerOpened && (notificationPopup.popupCount - popupNotifications.currentPopupIndex > 1)
+        enabled: !notificationPopup.isConvergence && !notificationPopup.popupDrawerOpened && (notificationPopup.popupCount - popupNotifications.currentPopupIndex > 1)
 
         onReleased: {
             notificationPopup.openPopupDrawer();

components/mobileshell/qml/popups/notifications/NotificationPopupManager.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import QtQuick.Window
 import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.state as MobileShellState
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.shellsettingsplugin as ShellSettings
 
 import org.kde.layershell 1.0 as LayerShell
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ Window {
     readonly property int popupWidth: Math.min(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 20, Screen.width - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2)
     readonly property real openOffset: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 3
     readonly property int longestLength: Math.max(Screen.width, Screen.height)
+    readonly property bool isConvergence: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
     property var keyboardInteractivity: LayerShell.Window.KeyboardInteractivityNone
 
     LayerShell.Window.scope: "notification"
@@ -97,7 +99,13 @@ Window {
                 console.warn("popupNotification: could not retrieve current popup height - falling back to a default value")
             }
 
-            ShellUtil.setInputRegion(notificationPopupManager, Qt.rect((notificationPopupManager.width - notificationPopupManager.popupWidth - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit) / 2, openOffset - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit / 2, notificationPopupManager.popupWidth + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit, popupHeight + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * ((notifications.count - notifications.currentPopupIndex > 1) ? 4 : 1)));
+            if (isConvergence) {
+                let regionX = notificationPopupManager.width - notificationPopupManager.popupWidth - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 4;
+                let regionY = Screen.height - openOffset - popupHeight - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit;
+                ShellUtil.setInputRegion(notificationPopupManager, Qt.rect(regionX, regionY, notificationPopupManager.popupWidth + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2, popupHeight + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2));
+            } else {
+                ShellUtil.setInputRegion(notificationPopupManager, Qt.rect((notificationPopupManager.width - notificationPopupManager.popupWidth - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit) / 2, openOffset - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit / 2, notificationPopupManager.popupWidth + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit, popupHeight + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * ((notifications.count - notifications.currentPopupIndex > 1) ? 4 : 1)));
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,9 +202,12 @@ Window {
                 delegate: NotificationPopup {
                     id: popup
 
-                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                    x: notificationPopupManager.isConvergence
+                        ? (parent.width - width - Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2)
+                        : (parent.width - width) / 2
                     z: notifications.count - index
 
+                    isConvergence: notificationPopupManager.isConvergence
                     popupWidth: notificationPopupManager.popupWidth
                     openOffset: notificationPopupManager.openOffset
 

envmanager/config.h

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QMap<QString, QMap<QString, QVariant>> getKwinrcSettings(KSharedConfig::Ptr m_mo
              {
                  {"blurEnabled", false}, // disable blur for performance reasons, we could reconsider in the future for more powerful devices
                  {"convergentwindowsEnabled", true}, // enable our convergent window plugin
-                 {"mobiletaskswitcherEnabled", true}, // ensure the mobile task switcher plugin is enabled
+                 {"mobiletaskswitcherEnabled", !convergenceModeEnabled}, // mobile task switcher on phone only; convergence uses standard Alt-Tab tabbox
                  {"overviewEnabled", convergenceModeEnabled}, // enable KWin Overview effect in convergence mode for desktop-style task switching
                  {"screenedgeEnabled", convergenceModeEnabled} // enable screen edge visual feedback in convergence mode (mouse hot corners)
              }},

screenshots/SHIFT-app_drawer.png.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2

screenshots/SHIFT-dock-pin.png.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2

screenshots/SHIFT-touch.png.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2

screenshots/quick_DesktopDemo.webm.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2

screenshots/quick_DesktopDemo_docked.webm.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2

screenshots/quick_DesktopDemo_tilling.webm.license

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Marco A.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2