Spacer as Pager

A panel spacer with virtual desktop switching for KDE Plasma.

This widget is suitable for people who want to quickly switch between virtual desktops only with mouse, but find Pager uncomfortable due to its size (too small or too big) and appearance (cluttered and distracting).

Features

• Supports both flexible and fixed sizes.
• Navigation can wrap around.
• You can left-click/middle-click/right-click the spacer to:
  • Peek at Desktop
  • Show Overview (default for left-click)
  • Show Grid View
  • Show Present Windows
  • Run Command

Known issue

You cannot combine this widget with the built-in panel spacer to center other widgets. Instead, place this widget on each side.

Installation

From GUI

1. Right-click the desktop or panel and select Add Widgets….
2. Select Get New Widgets… and then Download New Plasma Widgets.
3. Search for Spacer as Pager and press Install.

From the source

git clone https://github.com/eatsu/plasmoid-spacer-as-pager.git
cd plasmoid-spacer-as-pager
kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet -i package

TODO

• Allow directly switching virtual desktops via the context menu.
• Allow displaying the current desktop name.
• Bundle the icon into the package (if possible).

License

GPLv2+

References

• Panel Spacer
• Pager