Bug 507986 - "Run using dedicated graphics card" option is misleading. Should be "Run using non default graphics card"
Summary: "Run using dedicated graphics card" option is misleading. Should be "Run usin...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kmenuedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2025-08-07 15:52 UTC by WS
Modified: 2025-08-07 17:33 UTC (History)
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Description WS 2025-08-07 15:52:56 UTC 
"Run using dedicated graphics card" actually enables the "PrefersNonDefaultGPU" key on the .desktop entry

On a laptop, both behaviors are the same, on a desktop machine they are vastly different. While there should be an actual option to use the dedicated GPU, there isn't one currently, so KMenuEdit should reflect how it actually works, and not how it should work.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-08-07 17:15:02 UTC 
Right, the current label is inaccurate. The problem is that it expresses what we *want* the option to do, not what it necessarily *does* do in every case.

Would y like to submit a patch to change this? String changes are fast, easy, and fun.
Comment 2 Nicolas Fella 2025-08-07 17:29:27 UTC 
With https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/1556 (and the corresponding switcheroo-control change) the description is accurate
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-08-07 17:33:21 UTC 
Ah my mistake, I forgot we fixed this for software launched through KDE code.

If you're seeing different behavior for software launched by 3rd-party code (e.g. games launched by Steam) then you'll want to talk to them to ask them to change the behavior too.