Hiding vs. locking functionality

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Wednesday 09 January 2008, Sven Burmeister wrote:
> On Mittwoch, 9. Januar 2008, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > Even worse for the "add applets" button which was gone some days later
> > > too.
> >
> > that's what "lock widgets" means. what point is there in adding a widget
> > if you can adjust its location, etc?
>
> No, locking does not mean adding and as I said

yes, actually, it does =)

> > this is not new in plasma, btw, but exactly how it was implemented in
> > kicker with not complaints recv'd.
>
> Of course it is. Kicker is one thing to lock, i.e. "lock kicker" locks
> kicker. Yet locking widgets in this case means lock desktop + toolbox and
> panel, none of which are perceived as widgets by the user, but as desktop,
> toolbox and panel. "Lock desktop" would come closer as the user might
> assume the toolbox and panel as part of the desktop.

i am aware that we are working towards changing how the user interacts with 
the workspace.

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