Which Desktop Appearance Settings?

[dotancohen]

When changing the clock appearance in System Settings, the user gets
this message:
"""
To change your desktop theme to "(Customized)", open
 the desktop Appearance Settings and select "(Customized)" from the droplist
"""

When I open Desktop Appearance, I cannot find the mentioned dropdown box.

Also, why doesn't this change take place automatically?

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[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 10/21/2009 10:10 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:

> When changing the clock appearance in System Settings, the user gets
> this message:
> """
> To change your desktop theme to "(Customized)", open
>   the desktop Appearance Settings and select "(Customized)" from the droplist
> """
>
> When I open Desktop Appearance, I cannot find the mentioned dropdown box.
>
> Also, why doesn't this change take place automatically?

System Settings->Advanced->Desktop Theme Details

I agree that the way this is done is very wacky and neither intuitive
nor easy.  For example, it would have been better if, for example, you
wanted to change the theme of the clock plasmoid, you should simply
right click on the clock and select "Change theme" there instead of
messing with System Settings.

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[dotancohen]

2009/10/21 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@...>:

> On 10/21/2009 10:10 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> When changing the clock appearance in System Settings, the user gets
>> this message:
>> """
>> To change your desktop theme to "(Customized)", open
>>   the desktop Appearance Settings and select "(Customized)" from the droplist
>> """
>>
>> When I open Desktop Appearance, I cannot find the mentioned dropdown box.
>>
>> Also, why doesn't this change take place automatically?
>
> System Settings->Advanced->Desktop Theme Details
>

Well, that one _does_ change automatically, so why the warning message?

However, when I close then reopen the component, the it has changes
back to the "Tragedy" theme. No matter what I do, it will not stay
"customized'. Can you confirm this?


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[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 10/21/2009 10:39 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:

> 2009/10/21 Nikos Chantziaras<realnc@...>:
>> On 10/21/2009 10:10 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>> When changing the clock appearance in System Settings, the user gets
>>> this message:
>>> """
>>> To change your desktop theme to "(Customized)", open
>>>    the desktop Appearance Settings and select "(Customized)" from the droplist
>>> """
>>>
>>> When I open Desktop Appearance, I cannot find the mentioned dropdown box.
>>>
>>> Also, why doesn't this change take place automatically?
>>
>> System Settings->Advanced->Desktop Theme Details
>>
>
> Well, that one _does_ change automatically, so why the warning message?
>
> However, when I close then reopen the component, the it has changes
> back to the "Tragedy" theme. No matter what I do, it will not stay
> "customized'. Can you confirm this?

That's the "non intuitive" part ;)

That component isn't there to select what's currently active.  It's only
to configure the settings of the theme you select in the Desktop Settings.

Example:

First, go to the "Advanced->Desktop Theme Details" settings, select
"Customized", and configure the clock to use Oxygen and hit "Apply".
Nothing gets changed on the desktop; this is intended.

Now, right click on the desktop and select "Desktop Settings".  There,
in the "Theme" drop-down menu, select "(Customized)".  *Now* the clock
will change to Oxygen.

Not very intuitive, is it :P

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[dotancohen]

>> However, when I close then reopen the component, the it has changes
>> back to the "Tragedy" theme. No matter what I do, it will not stay
>> "customized'. Can you confirm this?
>
> That's the "non intuitive" part ;)
>
> That component isn't there to select what's currently active.  It's only
> to configure the settings of the theme you select in the Desktop Settings.
>
> Example:
>
> First, go to the "Advanced->Desktop Theme Details" settings, select
> "Customized", and configure the clock to use Oxygen and hit "Apply".
> Nothing gets changed on the desktop; this is intended.
>
> Now, right click on the desktop and select "Desktop Settings".  There,
> in the "Theme" drop-down menu, select "(Customized)".  *Now* the clock
> will change to Oxygen.
>
> Not very intuitive, is it :P
>

Give me a few minutes, there must be a bug on this...

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[dotancohen]

Please comment on these:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182823
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205330



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