Bug 500469 - Move technical SDDM settings into other KCMs so its current location makes more sense
Summary: Move technical SDDM settings into other KCMs so its current location makes mo...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_sddm (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.1
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR task
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-02-20 16:01 UTC by gudvinr+kde
Modified: 2025-09-12 19:51 UTC (History)
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Description gudvinr+kde 2025-02-20 16:01:57 UTC
SUMMARY

Lately I've been trying to locate sddm settings and it was very surprising that those are stored inside "Colours & Themes" under "Appearance & Style".

While I kinda understand the reason, session settings have nothing to do with "Colours" nor "Themes".

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open up settings
2. Try to locate default session setting when you don't remember any of keywords

OBSERVED RESULT

Surprising revelation of SDDM settings not related to appearance appearing under appearance settings.

EXPECTED RESULT

These behaviour settings which are not related to SDDM looks should be somewhere under "Security & Privacy" or "System" (maybe even inside "Users" or "Sessions").

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.13.2-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2025-02-21 14:29:59 UTC
>These behaviour settings which are not related to SDDM looks should be somewhere under "Security & Privacy" or "System" (maybe even inside "Users" or "Sessions").

Yeah, that's a valid point.
Out of curiosity, what settings were you changing. Autologin makes sense elsewhere, probably under User.
The rest can probably just be deleted.
Comment 2 gudvinr+kde 2025-02-21 15:54:23 UTC
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> Out of curiosity, what settings were you changing. Autologin makes sense elsewhere, probably under User.
> The rest can probably just be deleted.

Autologin indeed. User and session type.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-02-21 20:55:22 UTC
Yeah, the intention here is to split the KCM, and keep the side that deals with appearance where it is, and move all the technical features into the Desktop Session and User KCMs. It's just that it hasn't happened yet.