What we plan to remove in Plasma 6

3 years ago by Knusper to c/kde

Icons on the desktop! The minimize button! Visible Panels and docks! Just kidding, don’t have a heart attack. :) Well actually there are some things… just not those! The full list can b…

MyNameIsRichard 5 points 3 years ago

They're removing the thumbnail task switcher?! The switcher I use?! How very dare they!

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yote_zip 3 points 3 years ago

They're removing font size control? Seems like an important feature - not all fonts are automatically legible at your desired scaling factor.

Nvm, the article previously said:

So for Plasma 6, we’re removing methods #3 (On Wayland) and #4 (everywhere) to simplify this situation

but it was changed to #3 and #5

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mrmanager 1 point 3 years ago

No no, that's not what it says.

They are removing this on Wayland:

Force Font DPI spinbox in System Settings > Appearance > Fonts

And this on both Wayland and Xorg:

Adjustable icon sizes for many icons in many KDE apps in System Settings > Appearance > Icons

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yote_zip 1 point 3 years ago

The article originally said

So for Plasma 6, we’re removing methods #3 (On Wayland) and #4 (everywhere) to simplify this situation

It's since been changed to #3 and #5

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mrmanager 1 point 3 years ago

Oh OK, thanks.

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Knusper 1 point 3 years ago

Ah, yeah, I was kind of surprised by that one, too.

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enfluensa 3 points 3 years ago

Losing Unsplash hurts :(

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enfluensa 2 points 3 years ago

Losing Unsplash hurts :(

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