Plasma : Animated Panel Icons?

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I’ve got an ask to replicate an animated start button effect. Replacing with an animated looping gif is definitely the preferred solution, but as far as I can see, the default plasma application launcher / kickoff doesn’t support animations in any way.

Anyone know of any way to create an animated icon on a panel that when clicked on opens a ‘start menu’ equivalent in Plasma 6?

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You could try making an animated .svg file in Inkscape and see if it’s possible.

  • SMIL: Inkscape supports SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language), which is a standard for animating SVG elements. You can use Inkscape’s XML editor to add SMIL code manually, but it can be complex. SMIL allows for repeating, chaining, and event-based synchronization of animations.

EDIT: Easier way will be using Glaxnimate

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Not possible. Unless you make a custom applet that plays the animation by itself.

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