Bug 471071 - Show more information by default, hide rarely used options
Summary: Show more information by default, hide rarely used options
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_networkmanagement (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.27.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2023-06-15 10:28 UTC by Alexander Wilms
Modified: 2023-09-15 16:27 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Screenshot showing the "Network & internet" section of the Windows system settings when using DHCP IP assignment (72.08 KB, image/png)
2023-06-15 10:28 UTC, Alexander Wilms
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Screenshot showing the "Network & internet" section of the Windows system settings when using manual IP assignment (79.27 KB, image/png)
2023-06-15 10:28 UTC, Alexander Wilms
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Description Alexander Wilms 2023-06-15 10:28:29 UTC
Created attachment 159681 [details]
Screenshot showing the "Network & internet" section of the Windows system settings when using DHCP IP assignment

SUMMARY
When doing network administration, I'd like to have easy access to information about a connection and rarely make changes to all the options the KCM offers. I think it would be an improvement if the KCM was designed similarly to the way Windows does it.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Administer network devices and have the need to view the system's IP, whether it uses an IP automatically assigned via DHCP or a static one, what subnet mask is in use, the MAC, the DNS server etc.
2. Open System Settings > Connections

OBSERVED RESULT
There are a lot of options that rarely require changes and little information is shown.

EXPECTED RESULT
Have an overview similar to the Windows system settings, maybe based on the kinfocenter > Network > Network Interfaces KCM with
* IP assignment type (DHCP/Manual)
* IPv4 address
* IPv4 subnet mask
* IPv6 address
* DNS server
* MAC address
* maybe the name of the network device, e.g. MediaTek Inc. MT7612U 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter

In order to make the KCM simple by default, the options for changes to network settings could be hidden behind "Edit" buttons.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230610
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.106.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9
Kernel Version: 6.3.6-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Alexander Wilms 2023-06-15 10:28:52 UTC
Created attachment 159682 [details]
Screenshot showing the "Network & internet" section of the Windows system settings when using manual IP assignment