At the moment, when you open kickoff you see the “settings” button.
I expect to be able to modify the menu from that settings button, precisely because it is the settings button.
The only way to modify the menu is right-click on the “start” button, and select Edit Application.
For my knowledge, this option is available only in this sub-menu.
The “Configure application launcher” is available both inside the menu (first image) that in the right-click menu (second image)
Moreover, the right-click menu also shows “Enter Edit Mode” which may be confusing since an user could think to edit the application menu, not the panel.
“Edit Applications…” makes me think to “install/remove application” instead of “edit applications menu”.
All this long post just for saying that I think the “Edit Applications…” menu is confusing, not in the right place and not easy to find for a new user.
I think the best option would be adding a button for KDE Menu Editor inside the Kickoff Settings. E.g.
This should be easy because it just opens the existing “KDE Menu Editor” application from the “Settings” page, where this option is expected to be (IMHO).
I can open a feature request on bugs.kde.org, but I would like to get feedback on this idea and understand if this problem is just mine and not of interest to anyone else.
the easiest remedy for this condition is to just remove the configuration button from the window and only let you access either one from the context menu, just like you have to do with the application menu alternative
this button offers almost no value to the user, and as you point out, can be confusing when you are trying to actually edit the applications list.
clicking on it actually closes the kickoff menu and puts you onto a setting page… then you have to click on the kickoff menu again to get back to it.
it might as well just live on the context menu only.
This can be another valid option.
I think user would probably open the “Configure Application Launcher” anyway, because this is supposed to be the “settings” page, but it’s for sure less confusing than the actual situation.
The “Edit Applications” button should also be renamed “Edit Application Menu” in my opinion. It’s clearer
