Michele Calgaro via tde-users wrote: > On 2022/06/26 02:46 AM, Leskala via tde-users wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I have 2 issues with the wallpaper setting behavior of Konqueror and > > KDesktop respectively and possible improvement ideas which I'd like to > > discuss. > > > > > > 1. Konqueror set-as-wallpaper actions > > > > Konqueror offers set-as-wallpaper actions in the right-click menu of > > images under the "Actions" > "Set as Background" submenu. There are 2 > > actions in the "Set as Background" category: "Centered" and "Tiled". > > > > "Tiled" actually does what its name suggests. However, the "Centered" > > action does actually lead to "Scaled" in the desktop's wallpaper setting, > > squishing the image to fit the screen, ignoring the aspect ratio. > > "Centered" is available in the KDesktop configuration (as in "Configure > > Desktop..." in the desktop's context menu) but is not correctly triggered > > by this action. > > > > So I guess this is actually a bug: the "Centered" option of "Set as > > Background" in Konqueror's actions leads to "Scaled" not "Centered" in > > KDesktop. > > Also, one could consider replacing "Centered" in Konqueror's wallpaper > > actions by "Scale & Crop" entirely (see below). > > > > (By the way, is there a way to modify those actions via config files or > > are they part of Konqueror's source code?) > > > > > > 2. KDesktop's default wallpaper alignment setting "Scaled" is a poor > > choice > > > > When changing the wallpaper directly in KDesktops configuration dialog > > (reached via "Configure Desktop..." in the desktop's context menu), upon > > selecting a new image, the "Position" setting will revert to "Scaled". > > > > This is not necessarily a bug, as KDesktop might just have "Scaled" > > hardcoded as its default and always reverts to it. However, I think > > "Scaled" is a poor choice for a default by modern standards since it > > ignores the image's aspect ratio and squishes any image that doesn't > > perfectly match the current display's aspect ratio. > > In my opinion, "Scale & Crop" is a much more sensible option and is the > > default behavior of most modern desktop environments nowadays, as it > > doesn't squish any images. > > > > I think KDesktop should remember the previous "Position" setting when > > changing the wallpaper file in its dialog and/or the default should be > > changed to "Scale & Crop", which would fit most situations just fine. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Leskala > > Hi Leskala, > thanks for highlighting this. It would be good to create two separate > issues on TGW (https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea), so that these > ideas don't get lost. > > Cheers > Michele Hi Michele, can you guide me to the correct repositories? I looked for TDE/konqueror and TDE/kdesktop there but those don't seem to exist. Which repository are Konqueror and KDesktop part of respectively? Best regards, Leskala ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
