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WHO KNEW THIS AND NEVER TOLD ME, I LOVE IT SM OMAYGOSHHHH

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OK I did not know the desktop could do that, that's actually pretty cool. I assumed you were talking about virtual desktops but I didn't realise the icon space on the desktop can spill of screen and then be scrolled.

That's actually pretty useful - could keep some less used links of screen until you want and scroll them back into view

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Keep the homework folder hidden

[–] Wild_Mastic 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh wow. I would have never know since i never put stuff on the desktop permanently, only temporary files.

[–] Zachariah 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

everyone’s files on the desktop are temporary

it just takes some of us a little longer to get to all of them

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Made me cry -1 tears [jk pls dont shoot me]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I just never put anything on it anymore.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm 100% confused on what's going on here! πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The desktop is scrolling. Like a webpage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Wtf, it does I just tried it. Lmao. This is good to hide shit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It does? Multiple desktops and activities or something else? (Link doesn't load)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nah, if you just put the file lower than the lowest part of the grid, it just snaps below that to create a NEW column and turns into a scroll-able, I accidentally did this and now Im in love with it lol

In the video: I had 2 files, I proceeded to then use the middle scroll to then scroll to another file at the very bottom of the desktop, and I was able to just scroll up and down like it was a window, not sure if its a bug, but I do NOT want it fixed lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks.

Works with my plasma6, too. It feels a bit like unintended behaviour. πŸ™‚

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It does because it doesnt feel intentional how it starts a new column, but I love it still. [It should just be a feature with starting columns easier]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

heres a video that actually demonstrates it [a link that should work this time]: https://drive.proton.me/urls/X7G17QTQMM#103bZU9qTjSe

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That looks cool, what icon pack do you use?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] emax_gomax 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

DYK you can roll the scroll wheel while having the desktop selected to move through virtual desktops.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Bro I could have the entire world map on my desktop made up on icons and you wouldn't notice, isn't that fun? 😭

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I use the same widget to also minimize the windows on my current desktop. Unfortunately the Wallpaper Engine plugin does not recognize them as such to unpause the wallpaper.

[–] Eldritch 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh, interesting. I had no idea. Though for the most part I've generally come to enjoy the default of generally having no icons on the desktop anymore. All that sort of stuff relegated to a dodging panel.

But that's also part of why I love KDE and plasma. And use it as my preferred desktop over gnome. The configurability.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It lets you do so many obscure things and I love it. You get treated like you are fully in charge.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Because you are fully in charge.

[–] benvars 8 points 2 weeks ago

I just learnt something

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

wHAT

okay this is cool

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

wtf I've been using this for more than 2 years

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Peak KDE moment. It has so many options most will never use.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Holy moley this has blown up 😭

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's dope

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My desktop is hidden by all the open apps all the time. Sure you can get there via the file manager, but it's just another folder. And sure you can deliberately minimise all the apps. But the content is, by default hidden, and not in your face, to be stumbled upon like an inbox. Desktops can only contain closed files, and are a flaw in the UX logic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

No clue what you just said but ok πŸ‘

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No flaw. But KDE has a method for users like you (and me) that prefer our desktops empty. I forget what it's called but you can set your desktop to have no icons and no folders.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. I use that option. But as I rarely see the desktop, hiding any files or folders makes little difference to using Plasma.