[Bug 161373] New: Too many entries in the desktop RMB context menu

[Davide Ferrari]

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           Summary: Too many entries in the desktop RMB context menu
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: containment-desktop
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: vide80 gmail com


Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

Hi

I'm opening this bug because I'm seeing a trend in KDE4 desktop-containment development that it's starting to look just as cluttered as its KDE3 counterpart. I'm talking about the desktop context menu, which is now showing by default 9 entries.
If we are following the "toolbox paradigma" then lots of options should be taken away from the RMB menu (which is, as you all know, less discoverable). For example, the add/lokc widgets entries are already present in the plasma toolbox, so they may disappear.
The leave/lock buttons are out of context. We are in "desktop context", not "session context". We have the ALI to logout.
The run command is an advanced option (ALI is the basic way to run commands, even keyboard typed), it's out of context (what have in common a run command dialog with the desktop?) and again, it shouldn't be there.

So basically I'm asking to leave only the icon arrangement entries (that are totally in context, not duplicated elsewhere and which presence there just makes sense) and the configure desktop entry (an in-context shortcut).