https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433281
Bug ID: 433281
Summary: Always-visible buttons cover information and are
distracting
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.21.0
Platform: Neon Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: System Tray
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: sephiroth...@hotmail.it
CC: mate...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 135925
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=135925&action=edit
Screenshot of the network applet
SUMMARY
The current implementation of multiple widgets has buttons that cover up
information and end up being distracting. Two examples are the
"connect/disconnect" buttons in the "network" widget and the "safely remove"
button in the "device notifier" widget. In the case of the network widget, the
text is highly distracting as it fills up a large portion of the available
space and diverts the attention from the most important element, which is the
network name; plus, it covers up the current network speed.
The discussion is cyclical an keeps on turning up whenever a change happens:
people were complaining when the buttons weren't there and they're (I am)
complaining now that they are. Finding a compromise is difficult, but I think
that the current implementation is worse than the previous one because it ends
up hiding information and making the interface much more cluttered and less
clear. The cure is, in my opinion, worse than the disease in this case.
A rethinking of the current design is in my opinion necessary to make the
applets more usable.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: KDE Neon Focal
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
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