Plasma 5.13 – Amazing Tux, How Sweet Plasma

Plasma me, Plasma you, aha, there was something we could Tux. My latest OCS-Mag article reviews, raves, gushes, observes, inspects, and criticizes the latest Plasma release, 5.13, focusing on look & feel, papercut fixes, better media and browser integration, system settings, fonts, KDE Connect, dashboard, konsole changes, login and lock screens, performance, some problems, and much more. Separate tests of both a live distro and installed, upgraded KDE neon. Take a look.

http://www.ocsmag.com/2018/05/26/plasma-5-13-amazing-tux-how-sweet-plasma/


Cheers,
Mrk

 

hehe

thanks.

 

Sometime after Plasma 5.5.5, the developers eliminated the ability for the user to "mix and match" visual elements from different themes under Desktop Theme in the System Settings. (Via the UI, at least.) This feature was highly valuable in my transition from Windows to Linux (Kubuntu), as I was able to cobble together a theme where I liked almost everything and not just some things.

Have they brought back this level of customizability in the new Plasma? Nowadays, it looks like you have to take a whole theme as a package deal, take it or leave it, including the tinny speakers and the vomit green upholstery along with the ruby red exterior and the 450HP engine that you like.

 

I can't tell you yet - need to have the kirigami fix in place, then I'll check.
Mrk

 

Thank you! Looking forward to it.