Bug 358839 - Splash screen not easily customizable from the splash screen settings menu.
Summary: Splash screen not easily customizable from the splash screen settings menu.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ksplash
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lubos Lunak
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-01-31 20:30 UTC by Caleb Szalacinski
Modified: 2018-04-06 21:37 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit: https://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/465e86ee7b947dd3a4d8655b00640e21760dd90c
Version Fixed In:
aleixpol: Usability+

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Description Caleb Szalacinski 2016-01-31 20:30:32 UTC 
I would like the splash screen and KDE icon to be easily changeable from System Settings > Workspace Theme > Splash Screen.
I would like to be able to change the background and icon on the splash screen, just like I am able to change the background image for the lock screen and login screen.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Thomas Pfeiffer 2016-02-02 16:33:01 UTC 
Confirmed as in "Yes, that would be nice to have and I see no downside from the usability perspective".
Not a high priority from my perspective, though.
Comment 2 John 2017-02-02 11:40:11 UTC 
A least a "Get New Theme" button to open and easily download new Splash Screens from the GetNewHotStuff system, like you can from all other customization sections, should be there (i think it's the most basic of the options that should always be present by default)!!!

I honestly don't get why this is the only sections that misses that button :(

Also, please advise if this should get a separated bug report, or if it's ok to report it here?
Comment 3 Pekka Helenius 2017-03-16 16:46:23 UTC 
I agree with the previous comment (john)
Comment 4 Rog131 2017-04-02 21:16:50 UTC 
The splash screens can be added by adding a 'Look and Feel' theme with only the splash part - an example: https://store.kde.org/p/1173958/
Comment 5 John 2017-04-04 17:09:46 UTC 
(In reply to Rog131 from comment #4)
> The splash screens can be added by adding a 'Look and Feel' theme with only
> the splash part - an example: https://store.kde.org/p/1173958/

It is a great workaround :D

(but still a workaround... I still believe that that missing button is indeed lacking. And that putting it there would be the ideal solution!!!)

Anyway, thanks for your job on the workaround :)
Comment 6 Rog131 2018-04-05 06:19:57 UTC 
Phabricator - support for standalone ksplash themes: https://phabricator.kde.org/D11919
Comment 7 Marco Martin 2018-04-06 13:41:49 UTC 
Git commit 465e86ee7b947dd3a4d8655b00640e21760dd90c by Marco Martin.
Committed on 06/04/2018 at 13:41.
Pushed by mart into branch 'master'.

support for standalone ksplash themes

Summary:
support the new standalone splashscreens of D11918
also add a GHNS button for the new splashscreen store category

Test Plan:
splashscreens are correctly listed, installed and removed
both ones in lnf packages and standalone are listed.

Reviewers: #plasma, davidedmundson

Reviewed By: #plasma, davidedmundson

Subscribers: davidedmundson, plasma-devel

Tags: #plasma

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D11919

M  +2    -0    kcms/ksplash/CMakeLists.txt
M  +13   -0    kcms/ksplash/kcm.cpp
M  +1    -0    kcms/ksplash/kcm.h
A  +8    -0    kcms/ksplash/ksplash.knsrc
M  +111  -96   kcms/ksplash/package/contents/ui/main.qml
M  +10   -3    kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.cpp
M  +2    -1    kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.h

https://commits.kde.org/plasma-desktop/465e86ee7b947dd3a4d8655b00640e21760dd90c
Comment 8 John 2018-04-06 21:37:28 UTC 
Great to see this fixed!!! :D
However, i think bug 386621 ( https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386621 ) might be related to this one.