Bug 504398 - Remove Info Center's desktop file description
Summary: Remove Info Center's desktop file description
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kinfocenter
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-05-17 10:09 UTC by Tamás Králl
Modified: 2025-05-21 19:32 UTC (History)
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Description Tamás Králl 2025-05-17 10:09:40 UTC 
SUMMARY
Desktop files (*.desktop) have three properties: Name, Description (GenericName) and Comment.

If the Name and Description are the same, a description won't be shown when the user hovers over the app's icon in the task manager.

Info Center's desktop file has the same name and description. So the desktop file description could be changed to something like "System Information Viewer".
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-05-19 15:49:25 UTC 
Yeah, fair enough!
Comment 2 Tamás Králl 2025-05-19 20:49:28 UTC 
Since this is a Plasma-only application with a generic name (not a "brand" name), it doesn't really need a description. The same was decided for Welcome Center in BUG 504401.

So instead of changing the description, it should just be removed.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-05-21 19:32:04 UTC 
After doing a bit more research here, I realize I was wrong. It's actually the opposite: we should fix Task Manager (bug 504431) rather than reducing useful metadata. The metadata can't assume the anything about the presentation layer, so we should be good citizens and set everything.