Install "folderview" widget as default in KDE 4
Bug #243818 reported by
dotancohen
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kdebase (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Harald Sitter | ||
| kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kde4
The "folderview" widget should be installed as default in KDE4. Users expect that files in the ~/Desktop will appear, naturally, on their desktop. The ability to add Widgets and such is nice, but as default it should not change such fundamental behaviour and user expectations.
In fact, the KDE developers actually expect this to be the default:
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I tried adding the "folderview" widget, however, it does not even seem to be available. See attached screenshot.
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| dotancohen (dotancohen) wrote | #1 |
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| Terence Simpson (tsimpson) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in meta-kde4: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Terence Simpson (tsimpson) wrote | #3 |
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| Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in kubuntu-meta: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in kdebase: | |
| assignee: | nobody → apachelogger |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in kdebase: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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The Folder View applet was moved to the kdebase-plasma package (kdebase-
But kdebase should probably depend on it.