Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-18 Thread Friedrich W. H. Kossebau
Thanks for the feedback so far, everyone. Looks like this is something were consensus needs more work before moving on with whatever plan. Will look more into this end of April. Though also happy to have someone else pick up this topic meanwhile and do the lead. Until then still welcoming

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-06 Thread Gastón Cocco
Hi, I agree with Friedrich and Kainz.a, but what user ? I feel what Friedrich speak a basic user and Kainz.a a advanced user. All process the bug info report is for advanced user; it happen. I am enduser and I have KDE for everyone. Hazlo simple. Cheers. El mar., 5 de abril de 2016 10:59 PM,

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-05 Thread Thomas Pfeiffer
On Dienstag, 5. April 2016 10:45:28 CEST Kai Uwe Broulik wrote: > Hi, > > > So with the experience of the 40 plugins in KWin I think the possible > > gains presented here do not justify the addition of code and UI elements. > I have to disagree. You can't really compare KWin plug-ins of which

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-05 Thread Kai Uwe Broulik
Hi, > So with the experience of the 40 plugins in KWin I think the possible gains > presented here do not justify the addition of code and UI elements. I have to disagree. You can't really compare KWin plug-ins of which users usually shouldn't even be aware they are a thing to Plasma applets

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-05 Thread Marco Martin
On Tuesday 05 April 2016, Martin Graesslin wrote: > Speaking now with the experience from KWin (which has a dedicated info page > per effect): > * cannot remember that I ever got contacted directly by a user due to the > about information > * bug reports hardly reference an effect plugin directly.

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-05 Thread kainz.a
first It would be nice to have an info / help page for the plasmoid. Each application has an about page if it is helpful or not, when each plasmoid has an about page it feels more like an signle application as it is and not part of something else. second I reported a lot of bugs in the last month

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-04 Thread Martin Graesslin
On Monday, April 4, 2016 7:06:40 PM CEST Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote: > Hi, > > challenge: > 1. take your favourite Plasma widget > 2. find a bug or idea for an improvement with it > 3. report it to the maintainer of the widget > > 1. & 2. are easy. > But 3. is not easy at all. > > Question:

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-04 Thread Kai Uwe Broulik
Hi, I would propose we add a "Help" drop-down menu button to the bottom left corner of the plasmoid config dialog similar to what DrKonqi or the widget-based KCMs have and place a Help (userbase link?), About this plasmoid and Report bug entry there. Perhaps even a About Plasma / KDE as I've

Re: RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-04 Thread Thomas Pfeiffer
On Montag, 4. April 2016 19:06:40 CEST Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote: > Hi, > > challenge: > 1. take your favourite Plasma widget > 2. find a bug or idea for an improvement with it > 3. report it to the maintainer of the widget > > 1. & 2. are easy. > But 3. is not easy at all. > > Question: >

RFC: Enabling users to report issues with Plasma widgets

2016-04-04 Thread Friedrich W. H. Kossebau
Hi, challenge: 1. take your favourite Plasma widget 2. find a bug or idea for an improvement with it 3. report it to the maintainer of the widget 1. & 2. are easy. But 3. is not easy at all. Question: Are endusers supposed to report issues with Plasma widgets and get in contact with its