Bug 476941 - This module is too much developers oriented
Summary: This module is too much developers oriented
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_sddm (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.27.9
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2023-11-13 14:04 UTC by Paolo Zamponi
Modified: 2023-11-15 20:31 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Paolo Zamponi 2023-11-13 14:04:14 UTC
This module seems too much developers oriented. I mean, if a regular user lands here it seems one can only choose which picture he'll see when he log in! Instead, if you know what is SDDM and what is meant for you may decide, e.g. if you want to login in a wayland or in a X11 session. But unfortunately this setting is buried into a "Behavior" button and it's not so obvious for all to find it there.

So maybe:
-let this module can be find by enter, e.g. "wayland" or "x11" in the search field;
-add some (little) explanation for those (like me) who think here they can only choose a picture :).

What about to remove the Behavior button and put its contents directly in the window?
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-11-15 20:31:26 UTC
(In reply to Paolo Zamponi from comment #0)
> This module seems too much developers oriented. I mean, if a regular user
> lands here it seems one can only choose which picture he'll see when he log
> in! Instead, if you know what is SDDM and what is meant for you may decide,
> e.g. if you want to login in a wayland or in a X11 session. But
> unfortunately this setting is buried into a "Behavior" button and it's not
> so obvious for all to find it there.
I'm afraid that's not quite true. The setting in question is asking you to choose which session you want to log into when you have automatic login enabled. It has no effect when automatic login isn't enabled. As such, it is not really a generic "choose your preferred default session" thing and so it wouldn't be appropriate to add the "X11" and "Wayland" keywords to the KCM.

As for other things, it would be best if you could either submit additional bug reports for them or even engage with KDE's visual design group about it. It's not really actionable to receive a list of unrelated complaints about a KCM. We need bug reports to be actionable and focused; see https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Issue_Reporting#Multiple_issues_in_a_single_Bugzilla_ticket

Thanks for understanding!