Applet config dialog changes

[Nate Graham]

I recall that we decided in yesterday's Plasma meeting to do it. Now 
that the Alpha is tarred, we can get started and will have three weeks 
to port everything before the first Beta/

Nate



On 11/4/23 05:57, Nicolas Fella wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an open MR that changes how applet's config UI integrates with
> the container UI:
> https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1675
> 
> See https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/issues/99 for some
> context.
> 
> The benefits would not only be somewhat cleaner internals but also more
> flexibility for the applet itself. Currently the container provides a
> scrollview around the config, which is problematic for content that
> wants to provide its own scrollview, like the system tray entries page.
> See https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/3204
> 
> The downside is that we need to touch all applet configs. Most of this
> is pretty straight-forward though, replacing the root item with a
> SimpleKCM (or other appropriate *KCM type).
> 
> With release/freeze coming up we're in a now-or-never situation here.
> Should we do a concerted push towards getting this done?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Nico
> 
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