the user can disable the Latte Info window

--which is mainly used to inform the user for
a dynamic layout switching

app/layoutmanager.cpp

@@ -202,11 +202,16 @@ void LayoutManager::confirmDynamicSwitch()
     if (m_shouldSwitchToLayout == tempShouldSwitch && m_shouldSwitchToLayout != currentLayoutName()) {
         qDebug() << "dynamic switch to layout :: " << m_shouldSwitchToLayout;
 
-        showInfoWindow(i18n("Switching to layout <b>%0</b> ...").arg(m_shouldSwitchToLayout), 4500);
+        if (m_corona->universalSettings()->showInfoWindow()) {
+            showInfoWindow(i18n("Switching to layout <b>%0</b> ...").arg(m_shouldSwitchToLayout), 4000);
+
+            QTimer::singleShot(500, [this, tempShouldSwitch]() {
+                switchToLayout(tempShouldSwitch);
+            });
+        } else {
+            switchToLayout(m_shouldSwitchToLayout);
+        }
 
-        QTimer::singleShot(500, [this, tempShouldSwitch]() {
-            switchToLayout(tempShouldSwitch);
-        });
     } else {
         m_shouldSwitchToLayout = tempShouldSwitch;
         m_dynamicSwitchTimer.start();

app/universalsettings.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ UniversalSettings::UniversalSettings(KSharedConfig::Ptr config, QObject *parent)
     connect(this, &UniversalSettings::currentLayoutNameChanged, this, &UniversalSettings::saveConfig);
     connect(this, &UniversalSettings::lastNonAssignedLayoutNameChanged, this, &UniversalSettings::saveConfig);
     connect(this, &UniversalSettings::launchersChanged, this, &UniversalSettings::saveConfig);
+    connect(this, &UniversalSettings::showInfoWindowChanged, this, &UniversalSettings::saveConfig);
     connect(this, &UniversalSettings::versionChanged, this, &UniversalSettings::saveConfig);
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +55,21 @@ void UniversalSettings::load()
     loadConfig();
 }
 
+bool UniversalSettings::showInfoWindow() const
+{
+    return m_showInfoWindow;
+}
+
+void UniversalSettings::setShowInfoWindow(bool show)
+{
+    if (m_showInfoWindow == show) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_showInfoWindow = show;
+    emit showInfoWindowChanged();
+}
+
 int UniversalSettings::version() const
 {
     return m_version;
@@ -176,6 +192,7 @@ void UniversalSettings::loadConfig()
     m_lastNonAssignedLayoutName = m_universalGroup.readEntry("lastNonAssignedLayout", QString());
     m_layoutsWindowSize = m_universalGroup.readEntry("layoutsWindowSize", QSize(700, 450));
     m_launchers = m_universalGroup.readEntry("launchers", QStringList());
+    m_showInfoWindow = m_universalGroup.readEntry("showInfoWindow", true);
 }
 
 void UniversalSettings::saveConfig()
@@ -185,6 +202,7 @@ void UniversalSettings::saveConfig()
     m_universalGroup.writeEntry("lastNonAssignedLayout", m_lastNonAssignedLayoutName);
     m_universalGroup.writeEntry("layoutsWindowSize", m_layoutsWindowSize);
     m_universalGroup.writeEntry("launchers", m_launchers);
+    m_universalGroup.writeEntry("showInfoWindow", m_showInfoWindow);
 
     m_universalGroup.sync();
 }

app/universalsettings.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Latte {
 class UniversalSettings : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool autostart READ autostart WRITE setAutostart NOTIFY autostartChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showInfoWindow READ showInfoWindow WRITE setShowInfoWindow NOTIFY showInfoWindowChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString currentLayoutName READ currentLayoutName WRITE setCurrentLayoutName NOTIFY currentLayoutNameChanged)
 
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ public:
     bool autostart() const;
     void setAutostart(bool state);
 
+    bool showInfoWindow() const;
+    void setShowInfoWindow(bool show);
+
     int version() const;
     void setVersion(int ver);
 
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ signals:
     void lastNonAssignedLayoutNameChanged();
     void layoutsWindowSizeChanged();
     void launchersChanged();
+    void showInfoWindowChanged();
     void versionChanged();
 
 private slots:
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ private:
     void cleanupSettings();
 
 private:
+    bool m_showInfoWindow{true};
+
     //when there isnt a version it is an old universal file
     int m_version{1};
 

shell/package/contents/configuration/TweaksConfig.qml

@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ PlasmaComponents.Page {
                 }
             }
 
+            PlasmaComponents.CheckBox {
+                Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing * 2
+                text: i18n("Show info for layouts automatic switching")
+                checked: universalSettings.showInfoWindow
+                tooltip: i18n("It shows a Latte specific info window")
+
+                onClicked: {
+                    universalSettings.showInfoWindow = checked;
+                }
+            }
+
             PlasmaComponents.CheckBox {
                 Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing * 2
                 text: i18n("Raise dock on desktop change")