Bug 311445

Summary:	GHNS (get hot new stuff) button placement is not uniform and it's often wasting space
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Luke <lukasas>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Luke 2012-12-10 00:31:37 UTC

Hello, I'm testing 4.10 beta2 right now. Seeing this "get new effect" or "get new script" button on the right side of window just hurts my eyes. It's wasting _so much precious_ space people! Not to mention that getting new effects or scripts is just one or two-time deal. GHNS button works quite well in the "Application appearance" -> "Colors" module because there's four other buttons and list of schemes doesn't required all that space.

Second issue is non-uniformity of its placement. In one module is on the right, in other module is on the bottom. In "Workspace appearance" button placement is different in every single subsection - it just jumps all around the place.

Hope systemsettings usability improvement is on "KDE5" TODO list. 

Anyway, 4.10 beta2 is looking awesome!

PS You can easily save some space by removing bottom "Help" button, it's somehow duplicated in upper "help" menu - which is made for stuff like this. Besides everyone knows F1 shortcut.


Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2012-12-29 08:12:55 UTC

any suggestions where to put the button? Note: we cannot merge it with the other buttons which means below is not an option as it would result in two rows of buttons.

Comment 2 Thomas Lübking 2012-12-29 15:01:27 UTC

merge with the filter line, 
i'll click a patch ;-)

Comment 3 Thomas Lübking 2012-12-29 15:04:55 UTC

äääähhh "hack a patch"
ie. i'll have to pick the filter line from the KPluginSelector and move it into a layout with the button and place that where the filterline was.

As long as there's no hardcoded layout element access/manipulation in KPluginSelector, all is fine.

Would that be ok for you...? :-\

Comment 4 Martin Flöser 2012-12-29 17:38:47 UTC

that doesn't sound worth it given that we wanted to QML-ify the list anyway.

I actually wanted to add there an "Import Effect" button similar to what we 
have in KWin Scripts module. Then the button is not so lonely, but it would 
break any approach of in the same line as the filter.

Comment 5 Martin Flöser 2013-01-07 16:57:01 UTC

I make it a wontfix for now. I'll add an import button for 4.11, so the button will not be lonely any more. Which is better but still not perfect.