On 2022/06/26 02:46 AM, Leskala via tde-users wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have 2 issues with the wallpaper setting behavior of Konqueror and
KDesktop respectively and possible improvement ideas which I'd like to
discuss.
1. Konqueror set-as-wallpaper actions
Konqueror offers set-as-wallpaper actions in the right-click menu of
images under the "Actions" > "Set as Background" submenu. There
are 2
actions in the "Set as Background" category: "Centered" and
"Tiled".
"Tiled" actually does what its name suggests. However, the
"Centered"
action does actually lead to "Scaled" in the desktop's wallpaper setting,
squishing the image to fit the screen, ignoring the aspect ratio.
"Centered" is available in the KDesktop configuration (as in "Configure
Desktop..." in the desktop's context menu) but is not correctly triggered
by this action.
So I guess this is actually a bug: the "Centered" option of "Set as
Background" in Konqueror's actions leads to "Scaled" not
"Centered" in
KDesktop.
Also, one could consider replacing "Centered" in Konqueror's wallpaper
actions by "Scale & Crop" entirely (see below).
(By the way, is there a way to modify those actions via config files or
are they part of Konqueror's source code?)
2. KDesktop's default wallpaper alignment setting "Scaled" is a poor
choice
When changing the wallpaper directly in KDesktops configuration dialog
(reached via "Configure Desktop..." in the desktop's context menu), upon
selecting a new image, the "Position" setting will revert to
"Scaled".
This is not necessarily a bug, as KDesktop might just have "Scaled"
hardcoded as its default and always reverts to it. However, I think
"Scaled" is a poor choice for a default by modern standards since it
ignores the image's aspect ratio and squishes any image that doesn't
perfectly match the current display's aspect ratio.
In my opinion, "Scale & Crop" is a much more sensible option and is the
default behavior of most modern desktop environments nowadays, as it
doesn't squish any images.
I think KDesktop should remember the previous "Position" setting when
changing the wallpaper file in its dialog and/or the default should be
changed to "Scale & Crop", which would fit most situations just fine.
Best regards,
Leskala
Hi Leskala,
thanks for highlighting this. It would be good to create two separate
issues on TGW (
https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea), so that these
ideas don't get lost.
Cheers
Michele
Hi Michele,
can you guide me to the correct repositories? I looked for TDE/konqueror and
TDE/kdesktop there but those don't seem to exist. Which repository are
Konqueror and KDesktop part of respectively?
Best regards, Leskala