Bug 504398

Summary:	Remove Info Center's desktop file description
Product:	[Applications] kinfocenter	Reporter:	Tamás Králl <tamaskrall42>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Tamás Králl 2025-05-17 10:09:40 UTC

SUMMARY
Desktop files (*.desktop) have three properties: Name, Description (GenericName) and Comment.

If the Name and Description are the same, a description won't be shown when the user hovers over the app's icon in the task manager.

Info Center's desktop file has the same name and description. So the desktop file description could be changed to something like "System Information Viewer".

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-05-19 15:49:25 UTC

Yeah, fair enough!

Comment 2 Tamás Králl 2025-05-19 20:49:28 UTC

Since this is a Plasma-only application with a generic name (not a "brand" name), it doesn't really need a description. The same was decided for Welcome Center in BUG 504401.

So instead of changing the description, it should just be removed.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-05-21 19:32:04 UTC

After doing a bit more research here, I realize I was wrong. It's actually the opposite: we should fix Task Manager (bug 504431) rather than reducing useful metadata. The metadata can't assume the anything about the presentation layer, so we should be good citizens and set everything.