Bug 507986

Summary:	"Run using dedicated graphics card" option is misleading. Should be "Run using non default graphics card"
Product:	[Applications] kmenuedit	Reporter:	WS <ws.kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, nicolas.fella
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description WS 2025-08-07 15:52:56 UTC

"Run using dedicated graphics card" actually enables the "PrefersNonDefaultGPU" key on the .desktop entry

On a laptop, both behaviors are the same, on a desktop machine they are vastly different. While there should be an actual option to use the dedicated GPU, there isn't one currently, so KMenuEdit should reflect how it actually works, and not how it should work.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-08-07 17:15:02 UTC

Right, the current label is inaccurate. The problem is that it expresses what we *want* the option to do, not what it necessarily *does* do in every case.

Would y like to submit a patch to change this? String changes are fast, easy, and fun.

Comment 2 Nicolas Fella 2025-08-07 17:29:27 UTC

With https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/1556 (and the corresponding switcheroo-control change) the description is accurate

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-08-07 17:33:21 UTC

Ah my mistake, I forgot we fixed this for software launched through KDE code.

If you're seeing different behavior for software launched by 3rd-party code (e.g. games launched by Steam) then you'll want to talk to them to ask them to change the behavior too.