Bug 487652

Summary: Misplacement of "Screen Edges" page in "Mouse & Touchpad" section of System Settings
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: yellow.dog625
Component: kcm_kwinscreenedgesAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: minor CC: fanzhuyifan, nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR Keywords: qt6, regression, usability
Version First Reported In: git-stable-Plasma/6.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description yellow.dog625 2024-05-27 21:54:31 UTC 
SUMMARY

The "Screen Edges" page is currently located in the "Mouse & Touchpad" section, which is not appropriate. It would be better placed in the "Workspace" section.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Open the "System Settings" application.
2. Navigate to the "Mouse & Touchpad" section.
3. Observe the inclusion of the "Screen Edges" page.

OBSERVED RESULT

In the "System Settings" application, the "Screen Edges" page is currently found under the "Mouse & Touchpad" section. This placement is illogical because "Screen Edges" is used to configure actions triggered by moving the cursor to the edges or corners of the screen. While this involves the mouse cursor, it does not directly relate to the settings for the mouse or touchpad devices themselves. A more appropriate location for this page would be in the "Workspace" section, as it deals with workspace behavior and interaction.

EXPECTED RESULT

The "Screen Edges" page should be relocated to the "Workspace" section to better reflect its purpose and functionality.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Placing the "Screen Edges" page in the "Workspace" section would enhance the logical organization of the System Settings, making it easier for users to find and configure relevant settings.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-06-12 19:26:11 UTC 
It's located there based on the same logic that we made "Shortcuts" a sub-page of "Keyboard": It's a page that holds settings only relevant to that type of input device. It has no effect when using a different input device.

To illustrate why this makes sense, on a system with no mouse or touchpad, you'd want to understand somehow that the settings there will never take effect. We communicate that by putting it in the category for that input device.

We also aren't going to move it under the "Workspace" category, because that category is scheduled for deletion once we can find better places for its contents, because the word "workspace" is so generic that it has no meaning, and therefore fails as a categorization tool.
Comment 2 yellow.dog625 2024-06-14 16:17:10 UTC 
Thank you for the response and the clarification.