Bug 441773 - Application launcher replacement does not allow reverting
Summary: Application launcher replacement does not allow reverting
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kde
Classification: I don't know
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
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Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2021-08-30 18:05 UTC by David
Modified: 2021-08-30 18:33 UTC (History)
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Description David 2021-08-30 18:05:01 UTC
After updating to KDE plasma 5.21, the applications launcher (similar to the "windows" key on MS windows) got changed to a different layout without asking and without giving the option to revert to the old one in the "Switch alternatives" menu.

Previously, one could find a layout of one's liking through the alternatives, but now it is not possible to have something resembling the old menu that had been used up to plasma 5.21.

The new menu is much less ergonomic, as most of the times one wants to click the launcher icon, move the mouse to some app in the "Favorites" list and click it; which this new layout makes more difficult as moving the mouse upwards is likely to end up changing the list of shown apps to some application category.

Please add the old menu as an alternative launcher (the one which would show the favorites in a vertical list when clicked, and have the categories as tabs at the bottom) and do not push this type of forced replacements on users.
Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2021-08-30 18:26:43 UTC
You can download the old one from https://www.pling.com/p/1468103
Comment 2 David 2021-08-30 18:33:39 UTC
(In reply to Nicolas Fella from comment #1)
> You can download the old one from https://www.pling.com/p/1468103

Good! But how about having something with the same type of funcionality be available in official KDE sources? By same functionality I mean something that would easily allow clicking the launcher icon, moving the mouse, and clicking an app. Just a setting to trigger the application categories on click rather on hover would be a huge improvement. Having the old design as an official alternative would be even better.