Plasma X is a codename of my imaginary concept of next generation Plasma desktop. its a complete replacement like Breeze that had been made to replace Oxygen UI.
these just a overhaul of default presentation, its not intended to break compatibility. everything will be kept the same as Oxygen UI still shipped after Breeze rework.
likely reduce accessibility coverage compared to previous design but Plasma X not pursue “one size fits all” instead “one settings fix all”. make the system adapt to user not the other way.
Plasma X main goal simply to end the long standing “these are similar or a clone of some certain desktop” accusation and to pioneering a new, better and patent proof identity.
the list has been increasingly long so the full detail moved to gitlab. if its get positive feedback and approval from official dev’s, im more than eager to continuing further.
Love your work.
Even if your logo does not replace the current logo it can still be the Breath logo. Like many Distros put their logo as the start menu button.
Haven’t had the time to look to closely into all your stuff, but if I remember you did alot of stuff, like splash screens aswell?
I will definitely take a closer look soon(ish).
Although I like your whole concept in general, I think many of the effects would possibly have to be switched off for e.g. visually impaired users.
Especially I like the idea of default window gaps - IMHO the gap size should be configurable and there also should a possibility to switch them off entirely for people who don’t like this, though.
my apologies for new reader, its been some cruft but its fine now. lets continue our journey
added new concept: adaptive desktop
im sure there is this once hard decision for computer user to whether adopt a desktop workflow or considering a clean workspace instead. or somewhere between.
my answer is why not both ? introducing an adaptive desktop
when there is a window opened the desktop becomes hidden and so otherwise. a pin desktop button available when user need to open multiple desktop item at once.
and of course turn off settings is also provided if user dont need this feature for some reason like already had movie theatre sized display on their possesion.
woah, bold, i like it! this really sets Plasma apart from Windows, but not in just in a change for the sake of change way, but in a creative and logical way, while still maintaining KDE’s identity! and the visual style is just the refresh that Breeze has needed for a long time! i am looking forward to see what comes from this!
apparently Microsoft suggest adopting a floating panel too (many news of that on the internet) just right in time of Plasma 6 debut.
so if that happens, do Plasma need to tweaks the panel again ? it will be a never ending tails and tale.
im certain there is no desktop OS that heading into Plasma X direction soon enough. theoretically it can be used to pioneer and building a strong identity
Great convo. It prompted me to imagine the main panel (Widgets: Application Menu, Activities, Desktops, Task Manager, etc.) as a floating pop-up untethered to screen edges. It could be called by shortcut, screen corner, etc.
The main feature would be dynamic widgets that are size-adjusted according to the info they contain rather than being size-adjusted to fit in a, relative to them, static container. For example, rather than shrinking process widgets to cram more into the Task Manager, let the dimensions of the Task Manager expand or contract dynamically to preserve consistently displayed configurable info for each process (The TM can still be configured to display processes by screen and/or desktop and/or activity). And the panel would expand or contract to accommodate the dynamic Task Manager, Activities, System Tray, etc.
Likewise, the Activity and Desktop pagers will dynamically adjust Activities or Desktops to display configurable, consistently formatted info for each app/process. This would also make it possible to visually–properly, IMO–display desktops (Maybe as pop-outs?) as contained by activities rather than in a separate-but-equal pager, which, conceptually, seems at odds with their actual relationship, as does defaulting function keys as desktop selectors and making number keys selectors for activities practically inevitable.
I have no idea whether all of this is, by some fantastic twist of fate, a possibly new-ish idea or whether it is well-understood bloat or whether it’s just inappropriate at this time or forever. But there it is.
biru, I don’t understand why are you interested in Microsoft/Windows?
I am using Linux/KDE not because it is different than Windows, but because it WORKS.
OK, it doesn’t hurt when it looks as beautiful as your’s - I really like it.
I haven’t got the panel concept right now, but that’s my fault
As I tend to have many open windows, I rarely see the desktop.
My screen is a mess, and I’d love it if there was a window decoration that allowed a colored top border for the active window (yes, it’s old fashioned, just like me). It helps me to orientate myself (I use “activate window on mouse contact” setting)
Keep up the good work.
