Bug 511181 - Duplicates in "System Settings -> Disks & Cameras"
Summary: Duplicates in "System Settings -> Disks & Cameras"
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 456682
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_solid-actions (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.80
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-10-26 21:57 UTC by Piotr Mierzwinski
Modified: 2025-12-10 19:18 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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System_Settings-Disks&Cameras - duplicated entries (81.26 KB, image/png)
2025-10-26 21:57 UTC, Piotr Mierzwinski
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Description Piotr Mierzwinski 2025-10-26 21:57:48 UTC
Created attachment 186208 [details]
System_Settings-Disks&Cameras - duplicated entries

SUMMARY
In "System Settings -> Disks & Cameras" I found many duplicates. Check attached screen shot.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start System Settings
2. Open: "Disks & Cameras"

OBSERVED RESULT
Many duplicated entries

EXPECTED RESULT
Should be not duplicates

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2025-10-27 18:52:25 UTC
Those are distinct entries with different functionality, they just have the same name. You can check this via the "Edit..." button
Comment 2 Piotr Mierzwinski 2025-11-15 21:59:03 UTC
(In reply to Nicolas Fella from comment #1)
> Those are distinct entries with different functionality, they just have the
> same name. You can check this via the "Edit..." button

Yes you are right, but looks like duplicates, and how do I know this without clicking "Edit" button. 
Nevertheless, please consider that  this may confused user, or at least I was confused and reported bug. In my humble opinion this is not correct approach, to show several the same entries in list. which look like duplicates, at first glance.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-12-08 23:22:48 UTC
There's not much we can do about it. We present the information that apps give us. If apps give us information with the same names and icons, they look like duplicates.
Comment 4 Piotr Mierzwinski 2025-12-09 21:58:57 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3)
> There's not much we can do about it. We present the information that apps
> give us. If apps give us information with the same names and icons, they
> look like duplicates.

Sorry, is it really not possibility to mark the same entries with some label?
And yes, you present the information that apps give you and in these information there are unique like for example "Command", which you could present as tooltip when user mouse over the element.
My first impression after I have read your answer was: you don't want to fix it, just because, sorry for conclusion;

BTW. Edit for each entry is really old fashion way, and not so much comfortable for user to move move up and down to edit entry, fortunately there is double click. I wonder why here is missing inline placed edit button for every entry, like for example in configuration of systray.
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-12-10 19:18:36 UTC
You're right that we don't want to put in any effort to improve this, because it's one of the oldest pages in System Settings, and one of the few remaining ones written using QtWidgets. Few people have interest in working on them.

If and when it gets rewritten in QML, it will be more likely to receive some UI polish in a way that might improve the situation here.

But it looks like any argument here is somewhat moot as there was already an existing report requesting this! Marking it as a duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 456682 ***