Bug 424712

Summary: Allow Exiting Edit Mode by Clicking in Empty Area
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Andres Betts <anditosan1000>
Component: ContainmentAssignee: Marco Martin <notmart>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal CC: bugseforuns, nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: master   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Other   
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Description Andres Betts 2020-07-27 13:17:17 UTC 
SUMMARY
Checking on the edit mode, it seems that the only way to exit the desktop edit mode is by clicking the X in the top helper toolbar.

I think we should allow for clicking in any empty area to allow for the user to exit the edit mode. Using only 1 way to exit edit mode can present a challenge for users.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-07-28 18:54:11 UTC 
You can also edit by clicking an app icon in the task manager.

I dunno, I think if it exited when you clicked on the desktop, that people would accidentlaly exit from edit more a lot while using it. If you misclicked a widget's resize handle and hit the desktop, the whole edit mode would end. That seems undesirable.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-01-08 21:03:22 UTC 
I tried implementing the proposal recently and found it really weird and frustrating. Every time I accidentally clicked on the desktop, edit mode exited and all my windows covered up the desktop. It was quite annoying.

We haven't gotten any other complaints about this, and I think the current methods to exit (click close button, activate an app) are sufficient. Sorry. :)