Just for clarification: this would be a one-time process per application, right? I’m sure this will work for 99% of users, but there’ll always be the one (or a couple of users) that synchronizes their .config directory, then doesn’t update all machines at the same time and all hell breaks loose - a.k.a xkcd.com/1172/ :-) But I’d say that’s probably not worth losing the advantages of a cleaner .config-directory, so this might be one of those “tough-luck” situations… 🤷
The proposal isn’t mine, I just read and shared it :-) The blog post has a paragraph or two about multpile subfolders, as I read it, the specification is not clear on whether thats supported? But actually: at first glance I think this would be better to have, because it would possibly make synchronizing to a new PC/Laptop even easier. However, this only works if any machine-specific settings (e.g. “offset /size of window”) are not stored in config, as that might break if you sync config between a multi-monitor setup and a single-monitor setup. This requires a lot of thought…
I’m not sure (not the author) and I think syncing config is a lot more difficult than it would seem at first glance. Eg Panel Layout: Imagine syncing between a multi-monitor-setup (work PC) and a single-monitor-setup (Laptop) - how’s that supposed to work? The panel might be on the second screen on the PC, but once synchronized to the Laptop, that would mean either
missing panel (off screen)
double panel (stacked on top of each other)
hidden second panel (one below the other)
…
Syncing .config would (at first glance) work best for device independent settings (e.g.: Indentation in Kate with Tabs vs. Spaces) - but even “fonts” in Kate might already not be a good idea, as a font might not be installed in both systems (and it might get worse with font-sizes, scale-factors…)
It appears that spectacle currently only gives you the options to record “Workspace”, “Selected Screen”, and “Selected Window”. It would be nice to also have the option to record a selected area in the same way as you can select an area for screenshots....
In the cases with the cursor still showing (and maybe even in the cases with the half-frozen sddm screen (it’s actually probably going to be a lockscreen, not sddm)): Can you still switch to a TTY (e.g. CTRL+Alt+F2 or F3)? If so, you could try to run export DISPLAY=:0; killall plasmashell; sleep 5; plasmashell --replaceand see if this resolves the issue?
The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 23.04.3 as the third and last maintenance update in the latest KDE Gear 23.04 open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.
#Travel season is here! Let KDE take you to the best spots, most beautiful #beaches, or even #Akademy2023: Check out the new “KDE for #Travellers” guide and… Bon Voyage 🚂✈️🏖️🚢🏛️🕌!...
"Itinerary" is so hard for me (German) to pronounce... Couldn't it be renamed to something like "TravelSKedule" or something a bit more "flowing"? The work in it seems awesome (and a very good example in working together with other FLOSS communities, like OpenStreetMaps etc.)
You can now test version 6 of KDEs Plasma Desktop by using the unstable edition of KDE Neon. Not all distributions offer an easy way of installing Plasma 6, for now (for good reasons, too)....
KDE Plasma 5.27.7, Bugfix Release for August ( kde.org )
Another 6 weeks have passed, another bugfix release for Plasma 5.27 has been made. The next one is scheduled for September 12th
Proposal for cleaner ~/.config directory ( rabbitictranslator.com )
There’s a proposal at the linked blog post for how to clean up the config directory....
Is there a plan to add "Selected Area" to the recording options in Spectacle?
It appears that spectacle currently only gives you the options to record “Workspace”, “Selected Screen”, and “Selected Window”. It would be nice to also have the option to record a selected area in the same way as you can select an area for screenshots....
KDE freezes when going to sleep/suspending
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1114285...
KDE Gear 23.04.3 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series to Fix More Bugs ( 9to5linux.com )
The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 23.04.3 as the third and last maintenance update in the latest KDE Gear 23.04 open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.
#KDE releases "KDE for Travellers" a guide to KDE tools (and other FLOSS utilities) to assist you on your trips ( kde.org )
#Travel season is here! Let KDE take you to the best spots, most beautiful #beaches, or even #Akademy2023: Check out the new “KDE for #Travellers” guide and… Bon Voyage 🚂✈️🏖️🚢🏛️🕌!...
KDE neon Plasma 6 ISOs – KDE neon Developers' Blog ( blog.neon.kde.org )
You can now test version 6 of KDEs Plasma Desktop by using the unstable edition of KDE Neon. Not all distributions offer an easy way of installing Plasma 6, for now (for good reasons, too)....