Post 1438839 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
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(DIR) Post #1431821 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T17:14:16Z
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Do any KDE Plasma users use the Activities feature? I'm wondering if I can use that functionality to make it easy to switch to a tablet mode by association scripts and settings changes with a specific activity.
(DIR) Post #1431886 by MightyPork@dev.glitch.social
2018-11-23T17:17:55Z
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@kelbot i used it *once*, in KDE 4. (it still exists...?)
(DIR) Post #1433402 by ohyran@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T18:33:47Z
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@kelbot I think so... there is quite a lot of hidden features there but so far no one have gone in to make something specific with them (since old KDE 4 days and the web-layout)
(DIR) Post #1433553 by ohyran@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T18:34:43Z
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@MightyPork @kelbot yes of course
(DIR) Post #1433554 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T18:42:14Z
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@ohyran @MightyPork I don't see any way to trigger a command or script to the switching of an activity. Also, I tried rotating the screen to portrait in the activity but it stays rotated even when switching to another activity. I don't think this is going to do what I want.
(DIR) Post #1433597 by MightyPork@dev.glitch.social
2018-11-23T18:43:40Z
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@kelbot @ohyran well if you give up on activities this should be all scriptable with something like dbus
(DIR) Post #1434260 by colomar@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T19:09:45Z
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@kelbot The Plasma team is currently working on an official tablet made which switches automatically based on information from hardware sensors. So if you try doing this manually, be aware that your solution might become obsolete soon :)@notmart can tell you more about it
(DIR) Post #1434668 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
2018-11-23T19:27:15Z
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@colomar @notmart Oh really?! Having it built into plasma would be wonderful! Is there anywhere I can read about the progress on this?
(DIR) Post #1438839 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2018-11-23T22:29:35Z
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@kelbot That damn thing and the cashew have been a solution in search of a problem for years. And now they've managed to dick up multiple desktops too.The only way to have distinct wallpapers is to use an addon called 'activity pager' instead of the regular desktop pager.Basically, I use it to duplicate the functionality they ripped away from me for no reason and replaced with... ??? I still don't know tbh.
(DIR) Post #1444417 by xmanmonk@mastodon.sdf.org
2018-11-24T03:36:01Z
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@gemlog @kelbot I hate KDE for that. And, for the first time in a long time, something non-KDE will be installed on my new machine being assembled as we speak. Or type.
(DIR) Post #1444418 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2018-11-24T03:41:24Z
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@xmanmonk @kelbot I really can't do without the ease of customization. All my peeps want different things and I don't feel like editing files or microsoft-style property sheets to please them.Heck, even my whining had a gui work-around to please myself.Also, kio slaves are awesome. Even the digital clock is awesome with all the TZ as a tooltip.So much goodness.I just want that one 'activity' dev up against the wall - it's a small thing to ask is it not?
(DIR) Post #1444419 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
2018-11-24T03:43:34Z
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@gemlog @xmanmonk That sounds more like something gnome would do :-P.
(DIR) Post #1444441 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2018-11-24T03:45:59Z
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@kelbot @xmanmonk Se que estas bromeando, pero es verdad!! odio gnome...
(DIR) Post #1468256 by halfcutskeleton@cybre.space
2018-11-25T04:46:33Z
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@kelbot I use Activities to seitch my layouts and pins between personal, work, and audio production. I haven't played too much with advanced features, but I think there is a way to have an activity run a script.If that doesn't work, there's the tried and true script-bound-to-a-custom-shortcut routine. Could even have an icon be an on/off switch by using a temp file for single-script operation.