Bug 317131 - Improve Design for the Desktop Theme Module, usability
Summary: Improve Design for the Desktop Theme Module, usability
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_desktopthemedetails (show other bugs)
Version: 4.10.1
Platform: Chakra Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andrew Lake
URL:
Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2013-03-21 14:35 UTC by Richard Llom
Modified: 2017-11-29 01:36 UTC (History)
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Description Richard Llom 2013-03-21 14:35:48 UTC 
I suggest to design the desktop theme modul similiar to the other modules, e.g. the color module:
On the first tab (Scheme) you can select the prefered scheme and on the following tabs (Options, Colors, etc...) you can tweak the scheme to your liking.

For the Desktop Theme module this would mean to remove the theme selector completly from the Detail tab and the "More" options should move to a new tab ("Management", "Organization", "Advanced", or ...).
Comment 1 Jeremy Whiting 2015-09-22 21:36:48 UTC 
The current ui almost matches your description completely, except that you can choose a theme on the Detail tab still. This lets you modify the different themes, though why a user would want to modify/customize them all rather than just customize the one they will use is up for debate I guess.
Comment 2 Andrew Lake 2015-09-22 21:42:24 UTC 
I have recommended that the desktop theme Details tab be removed, and that we find a more appropriate, and well-considered solution for the customization of plasma themes. As it is, this portion of the kcm adds far more complexity (and accompanying bugs) than is warranted.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2017-11-29 01:36:24 UTC 
Basically what you want went in a few days ago in https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-desktop.git/commit/?id=c1910621cbc8860029b371c481425af39e8c9a46