KDE Visual Design Group/KCMs

Start page for the KCM redesign project

Prioritization

Frequency of use: 1 = Very frequenty ... 5 = very rarely

Need for optimization: 1 = very high ... 5 = very low

KCM	Relevant for mobile?	Frequency	Optimization need	Komplex widgets?	Status
Look and Feel	Yes (already there)	2	3	none	Work on it - idea Live preview with plasma theme background icons on it cursor and color theme. same style than new plasma theme kcm. In addition show which KCM will be changed by the look & feel package (with live preview if possible) no changes but links to other KCM's
Desktop Theme	Possibly	3	2	none	Implemented for 5.7 old one was difficult to understand.
Cursor Theme	No	3	3	none (?)	new KCM is designed
Splash Screen Theme	Unknown	4	5	none	add change background color and preview in a bottom for accessibility reason
Colors	Possibly	2	2	Color picker (Colors tab)	simplify KCM to main colors and add the KCM as it is now to advanced mode. KCM is now for color scheme developers
Fonts	Yes	3	4	Font picker	no change needed
Font Management	Possibly	2	4	rendering?	not started. Is it really that much used
Icons	Yes	2	3	none	Show possibility of different sizes and how to add effects to icons.
Emoticons	Yes	3	3	none	Redesign done. move edit function to advanced mode.
Widget Style	Possibly	3	4	Preview renderer	Redesign done. better preview and edit to bottom
Window Decorations	No	3	4	none	Redesign done.
GNOME Application Style	Possibly	2	4	none	Not Started is it needed? Was not needed if the gtk stuff would work better in the other KCM's
Workspace Behavior	no	4	5	none	The one checkbox should be moved somewhere else and the KCM killed
Desktop Effects	Possibly	3	3	inline video player	Not started
Screen Edges	No	3	4	Screen edge selection widget	Not started
Screen Locking	Yes	3	4	None	Not started
Virtual Desktops	Possibly	3	4	None	Not started
Accessibility	Possibly	1/5	2	None	Would need input from a11y experts/users
Activities	Possibly	3	3	None	Not started