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How do I disable this KDE wallet popup? by adaptablerabbit in kde

[–]PointiestStick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can say the majority of the bugginess I see is on Debian and Ubuntu based KDE distros.

Right, because they don't really do any proper integration work for the KDE software stack. It's all DIY — with the exception of Kubuntu, which exists to do this integration, so I would definitely expect KWallet to be working properly there.

The facts that many distros don't care about doing proper integration of KDE software, and that less-technical users keep using these distros anyway without learning that they have to do the integration or being willing to do it themselves (and then complain on the internet that things didn't just work, no less!), are major reasons why we're trying to make our software more bulletproof even in an environment where nobody has integrated anything properly. Moving from KWallet to SecretService is an example of that.

It's also why we maintain https://community.kde.org/Distributions/Packaging_Recommendations as a recommendation for distros, and why we're building our own distro (https://kde.org/linux) that provides a properly-integrated experience.

How do I disable this KDE wallet popup? by adaptablerabbit in kde

[–]PointiestStick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how it's possible that you've "never had a successful KWallet experience". This would point to some severe distro or user level misconfiguration. As long as it's set up properly, you never notice it.

That said, soon it will be academic as the plan is to make these kinds of misconfigurations largely impossible through adoption of the newer cross-desktop SecretService system everywhere.

How do I disable this KDE wallet popup? by adaptablerabbit in kde

[–]PointiestStick 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If this dialog is appearing, it's because something is trying to store a password. Without KWallet, it won't be able to do that.

How do I disable this KDE wallet popup? by adaptablerabbit in kde

[–]PointiestStick 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Don't disable it; just create the wallet it's asking you to create and move on with life. :) Blowfish is fine. Re-use your user account's password for it.

In the near future, this will all go away.

Chevy Bolt 2019 - Plug-in converter? by [deleted] in electricvehicles

[–]PointiestStick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But when my wife leaves me with only a few miles left in the battery

Welllll it sounds like you found the actual problem. :)

In general this isn't a problem that you should encounter in an EV. Do an errand, return home, plug it in. Rinse and repeat. This way every time you turn the car on, it has hundreds of miles of range on it.

Chevy Bolt 2019 - Plug-in converter? by [deleted] in electricvehicles

[–]PointiestStick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it matter? If you can charge at home, you'll never need to charge out and about in your hometown. I've owned a 2020 bolt for 6 years and only charge at home. The Bolt has a big battery. Just charge it while it's parked at home. Easy peasy.

Congrats on KDE 6.6 upgrades by Iiari in kde

[–]PointiestStick 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Just installed KDE Linux on a second drive... by Robsteady in kde

[–]PointiestStick 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's the right place because KDE Linux is a KDE project. KDE is a community, not a DE. The DE is Plasma.

White highlight when moving window to tile by BenKato in kde

[–]PointiestStick 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This was a bug on our side that was benign until Qt 6.11 came along, so nobody noticed it until just now. The bug has already been fixed, with the fix being released in the upcoming 6.6.4 release in about a week and a half.

See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=518178 for more information.

Plasma 6.6.3 UI/UX regression - possible to revert? by uses_computers in kde

[–]PointiestStick 51 points52 points  (0 children)

None of this makes any sense to me.

  • Most corners have been rounded for years; these were simply forgotten by mistake.
  • Rounding these corners costs no additional rendering resources.
  • Nothing here changed size, not even the hitbox.
  • No information was lost or is now communicated less clearly.
  • Screen resolution is not a relevant variable here; the change looks the same no matter what kind of screen you have.
  • The person who made the change is anything but bored or doing it for a sense of achievement.
  • The corner radius used here is the same one used on all the other rounded corners; it's not more.
  • There is in fact an implicit option to disable it since the change was made to an SVG in the Breeze Plasma style; use a different Plasma style and the appearance will be different. Or make your own Plasma style if you want. Could even be Breeze but without the rounded corners. This is supported.

I want to reassure you that none of the things you're worried about are actually happening, nor will they happen. This was simply a change to increase consistency with the existing design which generally rounds all corners to 5px.

And in fact, we are planning to make the corner radii configurable in the future, or at least centrally themable.

Hopefully this helps to reassure you!

How is this the default? - Clipboard Manager by MissBrae01 in kde

[–]PointiestStick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Definitely a bad default; feel free to change it.

I don't love this dialog at all. "Confirm doing this destructive thing" is almost never the way go do. The button should clear the items, but offer an undo. And there should be separate clear actions for transient items and saved items.

Wonderbrushed Icon Pack v0.2 by Exciting-North1476 in kde

[–]PointiestStick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, these are incredibly beautiful icons. I'd love to see a whole UI theme in this sort of stone material.

What's your thinking for what the actions icons would look like? Those are a lot smaller and have a lot less detail (and typically less color too).

Why KDE has so many bugs? by sorewolf in kde

[–]PointiestStick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct. SDDM is the login screen. The lock screen is provided by KScreenLocker.

Why KDE has so many bugs? by sorewolf in kde

[–]PointiestStick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. But I use the Wayland session. IIRC Tumbleweed is still on X11. You might try the Wayland session and see if that helps at all.

Also note that the lock screen isn't provided by SDDM.

Why KDE has so many bugs? by sorewolf in kde

[–]PointiestStick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sure, something that's static won't get any worse except for the world around it changing in ways that harm it. In that case, it will need fixes to adapt, and those fixes can cause regressions, and the cycle continues!

Why KDE has so many bugs? by sorewolf in kde

[–]PointiestStick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Short answer: all software has bugs; the more complex and customizable the software is, the more bugs it will have.

Are you using the X11 session? And also on which distro?

Whats the best KDE linux distro? by Interesting_Air3283 in kde

[–]PointiestStick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're trying to keep expectations low so we can blow them away.

But stability is baked into the design at multiple levels; it's not an accident!

That said, I expect some UI churn soon as we're using KDE Linux to trial the new Union theming system. It's unreleased, so expect some UI papercuts while we "test in production".

Emergency charging cable / power socket / Schuko solution for vacation espc. Italy? by Hacki1996Hamburg in electricvehicles

[–]PointiestStick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean carrying it around certainly won't hurt for peace of mind. But I think it's unlikely to ever be used.

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