KDE Plasma and KDE-originated software
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DE pros:
- KRunner is an incredible, indispensable piece of software
- Light on system resources for a full-featured DE
- Familiar, user-friendly interface
- Packed with thoughtful features
- Lots of customization options without becoming overwhelming
- Friendly community

DE cons:
- Network file sharing is problematic without workarounds and manual configuration
- GNOME software doesn't look, sound, and behave right when run under KDE Plasma (mostly not KDE's fault, though)
- GUI software manager (KDE Discover) is really rough
- No native ISO mounting support


Major issues
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- KDE System Settings doesn't work at all with Libinput
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383379

- KDE Dolphin Samba sharing is a catastrophe:

-- Browsing Samba workgroups is unreliable
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=369850

-- Opening files on password-protected Samba shares is unreliable
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361490

-- Can't share your whole home directory with Samba
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381301

-- Dolphin doesn't prompt you to create a Samba password when necessary
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381688
--- Workaround: run `sudo smbpasswd -a <user>`

-- Drag-and-drop doesn't work with Samba shares accessed through Dolphin
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355817

-- Copy-and-paste on Samba shares only works one file at a time
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357199

-- Copying files to a Samba share resets their timestamp
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356651

-- Can't open videos on Samba shares
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355328

-- SMB shared not discovered via Zeroconf/Bonjour/Avahi
--- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189693

- KDE Okular doesn't honor print options when printing to PDF
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252596

- KDE Okular doesn't save annotations in a way that other PDF viewers can see
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383651
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=275371


Minor issues
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- KDE environment doesn't replace GTK system bells with more pleasant sounds
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381887
-- Workarounds:
--- Use an Ubuntu-based distro, where the PC speaker itself is turned off
--- Set "gtk-error-bell = 0" in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
--- On X: run `xset b off` or set that in /etc/profile
--- Disable the PC speaker: echo "blacklist pcspkr" > /etc/modprobe.d/<somewhere>

- "Open with" menu can get polluted with extra entries
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377322

- "40c" not interpreted as a temperature the way "40C" is (lowercase "f" is fine)
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377823
-- Workaround: use an uppercase C (e.g. 40C)

- Meta key menu shortcut breaks after you change the shortcut to anything else
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379117
-- Workaround: restore the standard shortcut of alt-F1

- Full screen dashboard: Long filenames get truncated in the Recent Documents section
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379347

- With the Breeze theme, GTK windows with client-side decorations don't respect the color scheme
-- https://github.com/dirruk1/gnome-breeze/issues/72
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356006
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357524

- With the Breeze theme, GTK windows with client-side decorations don't display shadows
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=365924
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379637

- Using the Breeze icon theme for LibreOffice results in small icons always being used even when large ones should be used--and are available
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380508

- Kirigami scrollview is totally busted (affects Discover)
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380511

- KDE Discover's "Close description" button is sub-optimal
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377895

- KDE Discover doesn't make adequate use of user reviews
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380514
-- Resolution: fixed the label with code changes, but the reviews are still not displayed by default

- Dolphin's inline terminal blocks unmounting volumes
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158264

- With a vertical panel and a 12-hour clock, date display is too small
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381548

- With a vertical panel and a 12-hour clock, Long Date format is always truncated
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381551

- Connecting to phones in KDE Dolphin via MTP is not reliable
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=372860
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379680
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=375840


Feature requests/nice-to-haves
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- KDE Kate should do smooth pixel-by-pixel scrolling
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378275

- No column view in KDE Dolphin
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290747
-- Workaround: use pantheon-files instead

- KDE Dolphin should be able to show file creation date, when available
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286689
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381367

- KDE Dolphin should be able to show the size in Kb/Mb/Gb in the "size" column
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158090

- KDE Dolphin double-click setting is in the wrong place
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377310

- KDE Gwenview should support pinch-to-zoom
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378021

- No keyboard navigation for updates in the Software Updates plasmoid's list
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378260

- Non-obvious drag-and-drop support in the KDE file chooser
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378666
-- Workaround: drop onto the filename chooser, not the main window

- Amarok doesn't save lyrics into tags
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=291727
-- Probably never; it's dead-ish

- KDE Dolphin could use a built-in "Recently used files / folders" feature by default
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357542
-- Workaround: navigate to "recentdocuments:/" and make a bookmark out of it

- Input method support is spotty/No easy emoji input

- KDE Breeze theme doesn't have an option to warp the scrollbar to the clicked location
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379498
--- Suggest they have it do this too? https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688524
-- Workaround: middle-click does it, or right-click > scroll here

- KDE Konsole remembers window size across launches, but not position
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380799

- KDE Breeze should have higher-contrast text
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381288
-- Suggestion attached

- Show Desktop button should be present by default in new installs
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381295

- KDE Dolphin's Information panel should show date modified by default
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381470

- Support larger cursor size in KDE Plasma
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363147

- KDE Bugzilla should use a standard template
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383169
-- https://phabricator.kde.org/T6775

- KDE Bugzilla should use something a little softer instead of RESOLVED INVALID
-- https://phabricator.kde.org/T6776

- In KDE Plasma, iOS devices show up twice
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383255

- In KDE Dolphin, files become unavailable when a mounted iOS device's screen locks
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383256

- KDE Konsole should reflow the text when the window is resized
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196998

- KDE Plasma maximized window button behavior should also apply to tiled windows
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383434
-- In progress, with a patch

- KDE colors sometimes applied incompletely to certain GTK programs
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383431

- KDE Dolphin should be able to mount ISOs natively, without unreliable add-ons
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=175051

- KDE Discover could use a way to see dependencies
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383514

- Make KDE Breeze icons more distinctive
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383421

- KDE Konsole should use KDE standard tab switching shortcuts
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383603
-- Submitted a patch

- KDE Skanlite can't save to PDF (single or multi-page)
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=299517

- KDE Okular stamp tool doesn't allow the use of arbitrary images, only a fixed list
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383649

- KDE Okular custom stamps appear pixelated at low zoom levels
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370382

- KDE Okular's annotation customization feature could be more discoverable
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330518

- KDE Okular's custom image stamp support could be more discoverable
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330518

- Can't rename files with a single left click in KDE Dolphin
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205157#add_comment

- No visible way to empty the trask in KDE Dolphin
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163306

- KDE Dolphin should have file previews on by default
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338492

- KDE Dolphin could use a "Show Original" menu item for links
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354260

- KDE Dolphin should have a macOS-like Quick Look feature
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=272539

- KDE Dolphin should allow manual sorting of files in icon mode
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339729

- KDE Dolphin should have an option to badge/overlay folders with custom icons
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261765

- KDE Dolphin should have an option to colorize/visualize tags/labels on files
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37300

- KDE Dolphin has no good UI  for browsing tags and tagged files
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182367

- KDE Dolphin could display a colored bar reminding that disks need to be safely ejected
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149118

- KDE Dolphin should have a properties window for connected devices/disks/volumes
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=181880

- KDE Dolphin should have a little eject symbol next to mounted volumes
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383678


WONTFIX'd
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- Show Desktop button should display the actual desktop wallpaper, not a generic image
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381558
-- Resolution: WONTFIX; too much trouble given that wallpapers can be animated or 3D

- SDDM should be consistent with the wallpaper used for the desktop and lock screen
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381407
-- WONTFIX, darn.

- Option to disappear the KDE screenlocker's user picture and password prompt after a few seconds, to approximate a screensaver
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383012
-- Resolution: WONTFIX, pedantic BS

- KDE environment doesn't replace GTK system bells with more pleasant sounds
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381887
-- Resolution: WONTFIX, they say GTK is dumb and it's not the window manager's job