https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469061
--- Comment #1 from veggero ---
(In reply to yvan from comment #0)
> Hi,
>
> After reading reading the Kiosk documentation
> (https://develop.kde.org/docs/administration/kiosk/introduction/), I could
> not find a proper way to pre-configure panel to deploy Plasma to users,
> while it works for many other settings.
>
> STEPS TO REPRODUCE
> 1. From a fresh user session, configure the panel (in my case pin / unpin
> applications to the task manager, disable the clipboard applet).
> 2. Copy `~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc` to `/etc/xdg/`.
> 3. Create a new user and log in.
>
> OBSERVED RESULT
> Plasma's panel is not pre-configured as intended.
>
> EXPECTED RESULT
> Plasma's panel should contain chosen applications in the task manager, and
> clipboard applet should be disabled, as configured in
> `/etc/xdg/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc`.
>
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 12 testing
> (available in About System)
> KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.2
> KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
> Qt Version: 5.15.8
>
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
> I have the same issue with many Dolphin settings. For reference, I already
> asked with more details and without answer on Discuss [1], KDE users list
> [2] and Debian users list [3].
> 1.
> https://discuss.kde.org/t/can-not-configure-plasma-bottom-panel-nor-dolphin-
> with-kiosk/329
> 2. https://www.mail-archive.com/kde@mail.kde.org/msg06032.html
> 3. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/04/msg00186.html
>
> Regards,
> Yvan
Hi!
I would suggest pre-configuring a panel through the Plasma API. Specifically:
In `/usr/share/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasma.desktop/contents/` you can find
`layout.js`. This JS file is run at startup to set up
`plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc`. You can see it says
`loadTemplate("org.kde.plasma.desktop.defaultPanel")`. If you look at
`/usr/share/plasma/layout-templates`, you can find some default templates -
including "org.kde.plasma.desktop.defaultPanel" - and you can create a new one
(saving it in e.g. ~/.local/share/plasma/layout-templates).
I'm not sure how you could define a specific template for a certain user.
Changing the above `layout.js` would work, but it could also be possible to
create a new shell that has a different 'layout.js' and fallsback to Plasma
Desktop for everything else. You'd then have to change the shell that's run at
login with your custom shell. You can also, and this should be easier, do a
Look-And-Feel with its own `layout.js`. You'd then have to specify to use that
Look-And-Feel for the user, e.g. by modifying `~/.config/plasmarc`. I'm not
sure whether that would run `layout.js` upon first startup.
Maybe some more expert Plasma dev could have a better approach?
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