Bug 437018 - Move theme+wallpaper chooser into a new KCM and put it into the Appearance category
Summary: Move theme+wallpaper chooser into a new KCM and put it into the Appearance ca...
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_sddm (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Edmundson
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Reported: 2021-05-13 09:37 UTC by Sadi
Modified: 2022-04-25 22:46 UTC (History)
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Description Sadi 2021-05-13 09:37:54 UTC 
SUMMARY
I think categories and items in System Settings can be improved further to make so many possibilities of customization KDE Plasma offers (one of its superiorites over competitors) more intuitive.

One such improvement could be moving "Login Screen (SDDM)" and  "Boot Splash Screen" from "Workspace > Startup and Shutdown" to "Appearance", probably right after the last item there: "Splash Screen", which could also be renamed "Plasma Splash Screen".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.21
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.82.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-05-13 17:37:25 UTC 
Boot Splash, yeah, we can do that.

Login Screen has some behavioral settings in addition to appearance settings, which is why we have not done it yet.

Might still be worth it though. What do you think, David?
Comment 2 Sadi 2021-05-13 18:03:22 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)

You're right, I think "Behavior..." should remain there, and displayed directly, in place of "Login Screen (SDDM)" perhaps with a title like "Login Settings".
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-05-13 18:19:42 UTC 
Yeah. This would require splitting the KCM in half though, into two new ones: "Login Screen Style" and "Login settings". Or maybe the behavior stuff could be merged into the Desktop Session KCM, as they are somewhat closely related being low-level settings pertaining to logging in and starting settings.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2021-05-25 23:10:48 UTC 
Boot Splash was already moved; tracking only the SDDM KCM with this.
Comment 5 Lua 2021-05-25 23:20:24 UTC 
I think that the advanced settings of the SDDM (the "Behavior..." button) might not fit in the Appearance section. Maybe a new section could be created in Startup and Shutdown, called "Login Behavior".
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2021-05-25 23:36:35 UTC 
Yes, that's what we would need to do.