Bug 470151

Summary: Move "Fonts" and "Font Management" KCM's next to each other in the System Settings sidebar list
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Michael <kde>
Component: kcm_fontinstAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: minor CC: nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.27.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/9855ad52afbd3cd8bfb5b72ef8c75e6b0b58f54e Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.0
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Description Michael 2023-05-23 05:31:36 UTC 
SUMMARY

In System Settings, it would make more sense to have "Font Management" next to "Fonts" as one would expect. I propose that they exist next to each other so that the user doesn't have to work hard to locate everything related to font configuration.

One time, I gave up looking for the "Font Management" KCM because I found the "Fonts" KCM and had a momentary mini-panic that my system lacked font management capabilities. I didn't know that I had to keep scanning down the category list from "Fonts".

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Open System Settings. 
Click on the Appearance category.

OBSERVED RESULT

In the sidebar list, notice that "Fonts" and "Font Management" are separated by two unrelated topics.

EXPECTED RESULT

"Fonts" and "Font Management" make more sense to be right next to each other in the list.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: KDE neon 5.27
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.106.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9
Kernel Version: 5.19.0-42-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-05-23 17:42:37 UTC 
Probably a sane idea. Personally I think the Font Management KCM shouls be removed from System Settings and invoked as a standalone app, as it's sort of on the weird and niche side of being a system configuration page.

But until and unless we do that, I think your idea makes sense.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-05-24 20:38:52 UTC 
Git commit 9855ad52afbd3cd8bfb5b72ef8c75e6b0b58f54e by Nate Graham.
Committed on 24/05/2023 at 20:36.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

kcms/kfontinst: move to right under the Fonts KCM

Otherwise we have two font-related KCMs but they're not adjacent, and
that just seems kind of weird.
FIXED-IN: 6.0

M  +2    -1    kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/kcm_fontinst.json

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/9855ad52afbd3cd8bfb5b72ef8c75e6b0b58f54e
Comment 3 Michael 2023-05-25 00:55:57 UTC 
Great! Thank you 🙏😊