Bug 509419 - Explain the difference between "Always hidden" and "Disabled"
Summary: Explain the difference between "Always hidden" and "Disabled"
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: System Tray widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-09-12 14:33 UTC by Daniel Cleaver
Modified: 2025-11-25 00:32 UTC (History)
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Description Daniel Cleaver 2025-09-12 14:33:25 UTC 
SUMMARY
This is a request to explain the difference between "Always hidden" and "Disabled" directly in the UI. Colloquially they mean the same thing, so more explanation is needed.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
These options are under System Tray Settings > Entries > Visibility.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.10-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 20 × Intel® Core™ i5-14600K
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.1 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: MS-7D43
System Version: 1.0
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-09-16 22:12:15 UTC 
This is a valid suggestion. Changing to wishlist, since this is a feature request.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-11-25 00:32:47 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/6045