Bug 458385

Summary:	Make Networks, Discover, and System Settings pages use screenshots of the actual desktop
Product:	[Applications] Welcome Center	Reporter:	Nate Graham <nate>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Nate Graham 2022-08-27 14:55:32 UTC

Right now the Networks page uses a static, unlocalized image of the system tray. The Discover and System Settings pages just use the app icon.

It would be much cooler if these pages could show a picture of the user's actual desktop, using the KWin screenshot API, with the picture centered on the thing we want to highlight (the networks widget, Pinned icons for apps, etc).

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-04-17 20:37:41 UTC

Not super feasible since the user's setup may have been customized by themselves or their distro. Currently we're showing mocked versions of these components which, while more maintenance-intensive, is much more flexible and powerful, and has been working out.