From b560ad56b670420da8537b08384af97e9533e39b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vlad Zahorodnii <vlad.zahorodnii@kde.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 19:53:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] tabbox: Add a placeholder message in the thumbnails grid
 switcher

It improves the visuals of the switcher when there are no entries to display.
---
 src/tabbox/switchers/thumbnail_grid/contents/ui/main.qml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/tabbox/switchers/thumbnail_grid/contents/ui/main.qml b/src/tabbox/switchers/thumbnail_grid/contents/ui/main.qml
index 582ea94603..30b0863f1d 100644
--- a/src/tabbox/switchers/thumbnail_grid/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/src/tabbox/switchers/thumbnail_grid/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ KWin.TabBoxSwitcher {
                     onCurrentIndexChanged: tabBox.currentIndex = thumbnailGridView.currentIndex;
                 } // GridView
 
+                Kirigami.PlaceholderMessage {
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    width: parent.width - Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing * 2
+                    icon.source: "edit-none"
+                    text: i18ndc("kwin", "@info:placeholder no entries in the task switcher", "No open windows")
+                    visible: thumbnailGridView.count === 0
+                }
+
                 Keys.onPressed: {
                     if (event.key == Qt.Key_Left) {
                         thumbnailGridView.moveCurrentIndexLeft();