D28461: In sidebar mode show if a module is in default state or not

[Benjamin Port]

bport added a comment.


  In D28461#639016 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D28461#639016>, @abetts wrote:
  
  > If I am understanding correctly, this patch adds icons in the kcm list to indicate changes you can revert by going to the kcm. Basically, default settings have changed and now you have the possibility to see that changes have been made. I am not sure that I like the implementation. I have some questions.
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  > What will you do when all of them are changed in some way? Will the entire kcm list show an icon indicating change? If you think about it, KDE is the DE of changes and options. I feel all of these are going to show some kind of change, that could be overwhelming. At the end of the day, is it necessary? Wouldn't this be something that probably works best by having it in the reset/defaults button?
  
  
  Being the DE of "changes and options" don't mean all people are changing everything, but that also mean some people will do some change and then don't remember what they changed, and will never find what differ from the default values. Reset / Default button have totally different purpose, default button will set back default value and will be indeed active if module don't have default value. However, user will know that only if he goes to the good module. Problem for a "lambda" user is to remember what change.
  
  > Also, these icons indicate change, if you click on the item and then land in a kcm that doesn't present more clues as to what changed, then you are left with the default action to click defaults or reset on the kcm anyway. There doesn't seem to be much more value there.
  
  There is another patch for this purpose
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D27540

REPOSITORY
  R124 System Settings

REVISION DETAIL
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D28461

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