Poor animation when returning from Show All Windows [$15]

[Otto Robba]

The current behaviour for changing into applications that inhabit different workspaces works fine through plank ibut if one tries to change windows/apps from the "Windows Exposé", Gala first goes back to the current workspace window before going into the selected window.
I attached a video that shows this behaviour - ideally it should work just as if using windows expose in a single workspace environment.

[Otto Robba (otto-ottorobba)]

Better video showcasing the difference between exposé in a single workspace and exposé in multiple workspaces.

[Jaap Broekhuizen (jaapz-b)]

Afaik, this is by design. I think it is really good feedback that the user explicitly sees that he is being transported to another desktop, if this wasn't the case there might be some confusion for the user about which workspace he is currently on. Maybe the wait could be a little less though. Let's see what the UX team thinks of this.

[Otto Robba (otto-ottorobba)]

Indeed, it is not bad feedback but it takes a while and feels a bit disjointed.
I figured this kind of behaviour (the one I propose) would work well with the ideas proposed here https://bugs.launchpad.net/gala/+bug/1007642 and make the experience feel more cohesive and the workspaces more dynamic.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

I agree with OP here. The transition feels weird and the animation looks disjointed. It would better to zoom back to the intended window and not do the workspace switching animation after the zoom

[Camille Vergara (camille-u)]

Don't forget to claim the bounty here:

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/931602-poor-animation-when-returning-from-show-all-windows/claims

[Maxim Taranov (png2378)]

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/931602-poor-animation-when-returning-from-show-all-windows