Which settings should go in the settings dialog of a Plasmoid?

[Thomas Pfeiffer]

Hi Plasma and KDE Usability teams,
the KDE Telepathy team is currently facing a decision which I think calls for 
being put into a broader context: Which settings should go in a settings 
dialog of a Plasmoid?
Of course we have the Plasmoid-specific settings Keyboard Shortcut, Share and 
maybe some other settings specific to the display and handling of the Plasmoid 
itself.
However, many Plasmoids include settings in their settings dialog which affect 
more than just the Plasmoid itself. Examples of this are Network Settings 
Plasmoid featuring general network management settings, or the Removable 
Devices settings in the Device Notifier Plasmoid's settings.
Another approach is to keep the actual Plasmoid settings dialog for settings 
affecting only the Plasmoid itself and integrate a link to settings for the 
broader context into their context menu (for example Digital Clock).
Yet other Plasmoids (e.g. Activity Switcher) do not link to related settings 
at all.

I'd like to see more consistent behavior across Plasmoids in this regard, so 
that users can form expectations on where they can find which settings.
Personally I don't have a clear favorite. As long as we do it more 
consistently, either embedding in the Plasmoid settings or linking from the 
context menu are okay with me.

So, which way do you guys prefer? When we've chosen one, I'd suggest writing 
an HIG about this as the next step (which would then be applied by KTP).

Cheers,
Thomas