Bug 158896 - Mouse-Over effect on plasma widgets for configuration should not appear by default.
Summary: Mouse-Over effect on plasma widgets for configuration should not appear by de...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasma4
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
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Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2008-03-07 09:52 UTC by Bert Speckels
Modified: 2008-03-07 10:43 UTC (History)
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Description Bert Speckels 2008-03-07 09:52:23 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.0.2)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

The plasma desktop doesn't feel "solid" when it contains widgets:

When hovering the mouse over a plasma desktop widget a background-frame appears (mouse-over-effect) containing some configuration icons for that widget. In fact, you can move the widget by a single click-and-drag action.

I think that is unconfortable and annoying, especially for widgets like the application icons, the clock or picture frames.  They should be part of the desktop background and only a click on the right mouse-button or a special key plus a mouse-over/click should make configuration issues for the widget visible.

We should differ between CONFIGURATION and FUNCTION: 
Configuration issues (like moving, preferences, etc.) should be hidden by default so that moving and clicking the mouse over widgets will not show any effect but funtionality. Functional issues of  widgets (like starting an application, logging off, etc.) should be the only action that can be done with widgets by default.

Solution: 
We need at least the option to make the widget "solid" if the user is happy with position, size, rotation and configuration of the widget.

To go a step further: 
This should be done for all “objects” on the desktop/panel or whatever. Configuration could only be done by a special “configuration-key/mouse-action”. Moving, resizing and such things should never haben accidently by a normal user!
Comment 1 Beat Wolf 2008-03-07 09:57:43 UTC
I think what ou want is the lock desktop function. Try it out and report back if that is what you need (it's in the right click menu on the desktop)
Comment 2 Bert Speckels 2008-03-07 10:43:42 UTC
Yes, that's it. Sorry, I havn't seen it.