Bug 165220

Summary:	Install "folderview" widget as default in KDE 4.
Product:	[Plasma] plasma4	Reporter:	Dotan Cohen <kde-2011.08>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Dotan Cohen 2008-06-28 18:34:59 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.0.83)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

The "folderview" widget should be installed as default in KDE4. Users expect that files in the ~/Desktop will appear, naturally, on their desktop. The ability to add Widgets and such is nice, but as default it should not change such fundamental behaviour and user expectations.

I am classifying this as a bug and not as a wish because the issue is very confusing for users. Note these bugs asking about the issue:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165127
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161189
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165201

Comment 1 Christophe Marin 2008-06-28 18:39:03 UTC

> The "folderview" widget should be installed as default in KDE4.

That's already what happens with the development version.

Comment 2 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-28 21:04:47 UTC

The 'folderview' widget is neither installed by default, nor available in my distro (Kubuntu). I will file a bug there. Thanks.

Comment 3 Luca Beltrame 2008-06-28 21:32:16 UTC

This is a Kubuntu packaging bug, definitely. If you check with the nightly packages Project Neon provided compared with the Kubuntu Beta 2 version, you'll see that the Folder View *is* included in the nightlies.

Comment 4 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-28 21:57:36 UTC

@Luca: are the Project Neon nightlies representative of Kubuntu? In other words, should I file a bug with Ubuntu? I searched the Ubuntu bugtracker (launchpad) but did not find anything relevant.

Comment 5 Luca Beltrame 2008-06-28 22:40:04 UTC

No, that's why I mentioned them (they're built differently). This report should be closed as INVALID, not because it does not exist, but because it is a specific distribution problem.

Comment 6 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-28 22:58:42 UTC

Thanks, for those who will come after me, I filed the bug here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/meta-kde4/+bug/243818