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[[#disable-restoring-session-on-login-restarting-apps-open-during-logout|Disable restoring session on Login (restarting apps open during Logout)]]
[[#disable-restoring-session-on-login-restarting-apps-open-during-logout|Disable restoring session on Login (restarting apps open during Logout)]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Startup & Shutdown<br />
:System Settings Startup & Shutdown<br />
:Desktop Session Tab > On Login: Check Start with an empty session<br />
:Desktop Session Tab On Login: Check Start with an empty session<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#hide-the-button-in-the-top-corner|Hide the ☰ button in the top corner]]
[[#hide-the-button-in-the-top-corner|Hide the ☰ button in the top corner]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click the desktop wallpaper > Desktop/Folder View Settings<br />
:Right Click the desktop wallpaper Desktop/Folder View Settings<br />
:Tweaks Tab > Uncheck: Show the desktop toolbox<br />
:Tweaks Tab Uncheck: Show the desktop toolbox<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#hide-the-button-in-the-panel-on-the-bottom-right|Hide the ☰ button in the panel on the bottom right]]
[[#hide-the-button-in-the-panel-on-the-bottom-right|Hide the ☰ button in the panel on the bottom right]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click the ☰ button > Lock Widgets.<br />
:Right Click the ☰ button Lock Widgets.<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#always-hide-system-tray-notification-icons|Always Hide System Tray Notification Icons]]
[[#always-hide-system-tray-notification-icons|Always Hide System Tray Notification Icons]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” > System Tray Settings.<br />
:Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” System Tray Settings.<br />
:Entries Tab > Networks > Visibility: Hidden<br />
:Entries Tab Networks Visibility: Hidden<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#disable-icon-in-system-tray|Disable Icon in System Tray]]
[[#disable-icon-in-system-tray|Disable Icon in System Tray]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” > System Tray Settings.<br />
:Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” System Tray Settings.<br />
:General Tab > Extra Items > Uncheck: Clipboard, Battery<br />
:General Tab Extra Items Uncheck: Clipboard, Battery<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<p>
:While the widgets are unlocked<br />
:While the widgets are unlocked<br />
:Right Click the “Start” menu > Alternatives > Application Menu<br />
:Right Click the “Start” menu Alternatives Application Menu<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#dont-sort-windows-in-taskbar|Don’t sort windows in Taskbar]]
[[#dont-sort-windows-in-taskbar|Don’t sort windows in Taskbar]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click a Task > Task Manager Settings<br />
:Right Click the empty area on the taskbar next to the tasks → Task Manager Settings<br />
:General Tab > Sorting: Manual<br />
:General Tab Sorting: Manual<br />
:General Tab > Uncheck: Keep Launchers Separate<br />
:General Tab Uncheck: Keep Launchers Separate<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#hide-windows-from-other-desktops-in-taskbar|Hide windows from other Desktops in Taskbar]]
[[#hide-windows-from-other-desktops-in-taskbar|Hide windows from other Desktops in Taskbar]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click a Task > Task Manager Settings<br />
:Right Click a Task Task Manager Settings<br />
:General Tab > Filters > Check: Current Desktop<br />
:General Tab Filters Check: Current Desktop<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<p>
:Launch App<br />
:Launch App<br />
:Right Click app in Taskbar > Check: Show Launcher When Not Running<br />
:Right Click app in Taskbar Check: Show Launcher When Not Running<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#hide-audio-indicator-in-window-list|Hide audio indicator in window list]]
[[#hide-audio-indicator-in-window-list|Hide audio indicator in window list]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click a Task > Task Manager Settings<br />
:Right Click a Task Task Manager Settings<br />
:General Tab > Uncheck: Mark applications that play audio<br />
:General Tab Uncheck: Mark applications that play audio<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="disable-middle-click-paste-notes-widget" class="tip">
[[#disable-middle-click-paste-notes-widget|Disable Middle-Click Paste Notes Widget]]
<p>
:Right Click Desktop Wallpaper → Configure Desktop<br />
:Mouse Actions Tab → Press the Delete icon next to the Middle-Button row.<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="lock-widgets" class="tip">
[[#lock-widgets|Lock Widgets]]
<p>
:Plasma 5.18 and above has hidden the "lock widgets" toggle. It's very easy to enter "edit mode" with a long press. If you want to get the old locked mode behavior, run the following command:<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
  qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell evaluateScript 'lockCorona(!locked)'
  </syntaxhighlight>
:If you want an easier way to toggle locking widgets in Plasma 5.18, install [https://store.kde.org/p/1100895/ Win7ShowDesktop widget] which has a "Lock Widgets" toggle in it's right click menu.<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#disable-top-left-hot-corner|Disable Top Left “Hot Corner”]]
[[#disable-top-left-hot-corner|Disable Top Left “Hot Corner”]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Desktop Behaviour<br />
:System Settings Desktop Behaviour<br />
:Screen Edges Tab > Top Left: No Action<br />
:Screen Edges Tab Top Left: No Action<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#bind-ctrl-alt-left-right-to-switch-desktop|Bind Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right to Switch Desktop]]
[[#bind-ctrl-alt-left-right-to-switch-desktop|Bind Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right to Switch Desktop]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Desktop Behaviour<br />
:System Settings Desktop Behaviour<br />
:Virtual Desktops Tab > Switching > Shortcuts<br />
:Virtual Desktops Tab Switching Shortcuts<br />
:Switch One Desktop Left: <code>Ctrl+Alt+Left</code><br />
:Switch One Desktop Left: <keycap>Ctrl+Alt+Left</keycap><br />
:Switch One Desktop Right: <code>Ctrl+Alt+Right</code><br />
:Switch One Desktop Right: <keycap>Ctrl+Alt+Right</keycap><br />
:Switch To Desktop 1, 2, …: None<br />
:Switch To Desktop 1, 2, …: None<br />
</p>
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[[#disable-switch-desktop-when-scrolling-over-desktop-wallpaper|Disable Switch Desktop when scrolling over desktop wallpaper]]
[[#disable-switch-desktop-when-scrolling-over-desktop-wallpaper|Disable Switch Desktop when scrolling over desktop wallpaper]]
<p>
<p>
:Right Click the desktop wallpaper > Desktop/Folder View Settings<br />
:Right Click the desktop wallpaper Desktop/Folder View Settings<br />
:Mouse Actions Tab > Remove: Vertical Scroll => Switch Desktop<br />
:Mouse Actions Tab Remove: Vertical Scroll Switch Desktop<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#disable-bouncing-cursor-when-apps-open|Disable bouncing cursor when apps open]]
[[#disable-bouncing-cursor-when-apps-open|Disable bouncing cursor when apps open]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Applications<br />
:System Settings Applications<br />
:Change "Bouncing" Cursor to "No Feedback"<br />
:Change "Bouncing" Cursor to "No Feedback"<br />
</p>
</p>
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[[#disable-focus-stealing-prevention|Disable focus stealing prevention]]
[[#disable-focus-stealing-prevention|Disable focus stealing prevention]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Window Management<br />
:System Settings Window Management<br />
:Window Behaviour Tab > Focus Stealing Prevention: None<br />
:Window Behaviour Tab Focus Stealing Prevention: None<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="fix-alt-click-in-certain-games-software" class="tip">
[[#fix-alt-click-in-certain-games-software|Fix Alt+Click in certain games/software]]
<p>
:'''Note:''' Plasma 5.20 has changed the default to <keycap>Meta+Click+Drag</keycap>, but these instructions are the same for changing back to <keycap>Alt+Click+Drag</keycap>.<br />
:<keycap>Alt+Click+Drag</keycap> was a standard keybinding for moving a window in Linux. It tends to conflict with software designed for Windows like Games, Inkscape and Blender. To fix, we'll change it to <keycap>Meta+Click+Drag</keycap>.<br />
:System Settings → Window Management<br />
:Window Actions Tab → Inner Window, Titlebar, Frame → Modifier Key: <keycap>Meta</keycap><br />
:'''OR''' set Left button: "Nothing" to disable it completely.<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#normal-alt-tab-popup|“Normal” Alt+Tab popup]]
[[#normal-alt-tab-popup|“Normal” Alt+Tab popup]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Window Management<br />
:System Settings Window Management<br />
:Task Switcher Tab > Click the "star icon"<br />
:Task Switcher Tab Click the "star icon"<br />
:Install "[https://store.kde.org/p/1153173 Thumbnail Grid]", then close the installer window.<br />
:Install "[https://store.kde.org/p/1153173 Thumbnail Grid]", then close the installer window.<br />
:Select "Thumbnail Grid" in the dropdown.<br />
:Select "Thumbnail Grid" in the dropdown.<br />
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<p>
<p>
:Normally it will wait 90 milliseconds before trying to show the popup. This makes quick switches faster since it doesn't need to draw anything.<br />
:Normally it will wait 90 milliseconds before trying to show the popup. This makes quick switches faster since it doesn't need to draw anything.<br />
:We need to set <code>DelayTime=0</code> under the group <code>[TabBox]</code> in the file <code>~/config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:We need to set <code>DelayTime=0</code> under the group <code>[TabBox]</code> in the file <code>~/.config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
   </syntaxhighlight>
   </syntaxhighlight>
:You can also disable the highlight window effect by going to:<br />
:System Settings → Window Management → Task Switcher Tab<br />
:Uncheck: Show selected window<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#disable-lock-screen|Disable Lock Screen]]
[[#disable-lock-screen|Disable Lock Screen]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Desktop Behaviour > Screen Locking Tab<br />
:System Settings Desktop Behaviour Screen Locking Tab<br />
:Uncheck: Lock screen automatically after __ min<br />
:Uncheck: Lock screen automatically after __ min<br />
:Uncheck: Lock screen on resume<br />
:Uncheck: Lock screen on resume<br />
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[[#disable-logout-shutdown-confirmation|Disable Logout/Shutdown Confirmation]]
[[#disable-logout-shutdown-confirmation|Disable Logout/Shutdown Confirmation]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Startup and Shutdown<br />
:System Settings Startup and Shutdown<br />
:Desktop Session Tab > Uncheck: Confirm Logout<br />
:Desktop Session Tab Uncheck: Confirm Logout<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#windows-keybindings-for-moving-windows|Windows Keybindings for moving windows]]
[[#windows-keybindings-for-moving-windows|Windows Keybindings for moving windows]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Keyboard Shortcuts Tab<br />
:System Settings Shortcuts Global Keyboard Shortcuts Tab<br />
:KWin > Show Desktop: <code>Win+M</code><br />
:KWin Show Desktop: <keycap>Win+M</keycap><br />
:KWin > Maximize Window: <code>Win+Up</code><br />
:KWin Maximize Window: <keycap>Win+Up</keycap><br />
:KWin > Minimize Window: <code>Win+Down</code><br />
:KWin Minimize Window: <keycap>Win+Down</keycap><br />
:KWin > Quick Tile Window to the Left: <code>Win+Left</code><br />
:KWin Quick Tile Window to the Left: <keycap>Win+Left</keycap><br />
:KWin > Quick Tile Window to the Right: <code>Win+Right</code><br />
:KWin Quick Tile Window to the Right: <keycap>Win+Right</keycap><br />
:To open the “Start Menu” with the Windows key [[#windowsmeta-key|see the section below]].<br />
:To open the “Start Menu” with the Windows key [[#Windows.2FMeta_Key|see the section below]].<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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[[#present-all-windows-with-win-tab|Present all windows with Win+Tab]]
[[#present-all-windows-with-win-tab|Present all windows with Win+Tab]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Desktop Behavior<br />
:System Settings Desktop Behavior<br />
:Desktop Effects Tab > Check Present Windows<br />
:Desktop Effects Tab Check Present Windows<br />
:Click the Gear Icon > Change the <code>Ctrl+F10</code> shortcut to <code>Meta+Tab</code><br />
:Click the Gear Icon Change the <keycap>Ctrl+F10</keycap> shortcut to <keycap>Meta+Tab</keycap><br />
:Layout mode: "Natural" => "Flexible Grid"<br />
:Layout mode: "Natural" "Flexible Grid"<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="change-titlebar-height" class="tip">
[[#change-titlebar-height|Change titlebar height]]
<p>
:System Settings → Fonts<br />
:Window title → Edit Font Size<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#hide-titlebars-when-maximized-like-ubuntu|Hide titlebars when maximized (like Ubuntu)]]
[[#hide-titlebars-when-maximized-like-ubuntu|Hide titlebars when maximized (like Ubuntu)]]
<p>
<p>
:We need to set <code>BorderlessMaximizedWindows=true</code> under the group <code>[Windows]</code> in the file <code>~/config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:We need to set <code>BorderlessMaximizedWindows=true</code> under the group <code>[Windows]</code> in the file <code>~/.config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
   </syntaxhighlight>
   </syntaxhighlight>
</p>
</li>
<li id="launch-app-with-discrete-gpu" class="tip">
[[#launch-app-with-discrete-gpu|Launch app with discrete GPU]]
<p>
:Also known as using <code>prime-run</code> ([https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME PRIME wiki]) or using the <code>DRI_PRIME=1</code> environment variable.<br />
:Open Application Launcher → Right Click app<br />
:Application Tab → Advanced Options<br />
:Discrete GPU → Check: Run using dedicated graphics card<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<p>
:Feature has been added by default since Plasma 5.8.<br />
:Feature has been added by default since Plasma 5.8.<br />
:If it's not working, make sure your "Start Menu" widget has a global shortcut like <code>Alt+F1</code> set (you can't assign it directly to <code>Meta</code>, but it will open with <code>Meta</code> if another shortcut is assigned).<br />
:If it's not working, make sure your Application Launcher ("Start Menu") widget has a global shortcut like <keycap>Alt+F1</keycap> set (you can't assign it directly to <keycap>Meta</keycap>, but it will open with <keycap>Meta</keycap> if another shortcut is assigned).<br />
:Right Click the KDE Icon > Application Menu Settings<br />
:Right Click the KDE Icon → Configure Application Launcher<br />
:Keyboard Shortcuts Tab > Shortcut: <code>Alt+F1</code><br />
:Keyboard Shortcuts tab → Shortcut: <keycap>Alt+F1</keycap><br />


:;<b>Latte Dock</b><br />
:;<b>Latte Dock</b><br />
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[[#do-not-open-the-start-menu-with-windows-meta-key|Do not open the "Start Menu" with Windows/Meta key]]
[[#do-not-open-the-start-menu-with-windows-meta-key|Do not open the "Start Menu" with Windows/Meta key]]
<p>
<p>
:We need to set <code>Meta=</code> under the group <code>[ModifierOnlyShortcuts]</code> in the file <code>~/config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:We need to set <code>Meta=</code> under the group <code>[ModifierOnlyShortcuts]</code> in the file <code>~/.config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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[[#open-krunner-with-windows-meta-key|Open KRunner with Windows/Meta key]]
[[#open-krunner-with-windows-meta-key|Open KRunner with Windows/Meta key]]
<p>
<p>
:We need to set <code>Meta=</code> under the group <code>[ModifierOnlyShortcuts]</code> in the file <code>~/config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:We need to set <code>Meta=</code> under the group <code>[ModifierOnlyShortcuts]</code> in the file <code>~/.config/kwinrc</code>, then reload kwin.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
:It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.<br />
:'''Plasma 5.18 and above:'''<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/krunner_desktop,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,_launch"
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
  </syntaxhighlight>
:'''Plasma 5.17 and below:'''<br />
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
   <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/krunner,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,run command"
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/krunner,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,run command"
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[[#change-login-screen-wallpaper|Change Login Screen Wallpaper]]
[[#change-login-screen-wallpaper|Change Login Screen Wallpaper]]
<p>
<p>
:System Settings > Startup and Shutdown<br />
:System Settings Startup and Shutdown<br />
:Login Screen (SDDM) Tab > Background > Load From File<br />
:Login Screen (SDDM) Tab Background Load From File<br />
:We should also change the lock screen.<br />
:We should also change the lock screen.<br />
:System Settings > Desktop Bahviour<br />
:System Settings Desktop Bahviour<br />
:Screen Locking Tab > Wallpaper > Wallpaper Type: Image<br />
:Screen Locking Tab Wallpaper Wallpaper Type: Image<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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:;<b>Plasma 5.13</b><br />
:;<b>Plasma 5.13</b><br />
::System Settings > Desktop Behavior > Workspace<br />
::System Settings Desktop Behavior Workspace<br />
::Click Behavior: Double Click to open files and folders<br />
::Click Behavior: Double Click to open files and folders<br />


:;<b><= Plasma 5.12</b><br />
:;<b><= Plasma 5.12</b><br />
::System Settings > Input Devices<br />
::System Settings Input Devices<br />
::Mouse Tab > Icons: Double Click to open files and folders<br />
::Mouse Tab Icons: Double Click to open files and folders<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#always-show-hidden-files|Always Show Hidden Files]]
[[#always-show-hidden-files|Always Show Hidden Files]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ Control > Adjust View Properties<br />
:☰ Control Adjust View Properties<br />
:Check: Show hidden files<br />
:Check: Show hidden files<br />
:Apply view properties to: All Folders<br />
:Apply view properties to: All Folders<br />
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[[#browse-zip-tar-gz-rar-with-dolphin|Browse (.zip / .tar.gz / .rar) with Dolphin]]
[[#browse-zip-tar-gz-rar-with-dolphin|Browse (.zip / .tar.gz / .rar) with Dolphin]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ Control > Configure Dolphin<br />
:☰ Control Configure Dolphin<br />
:Navigation Tab > Check: Open archives as folder<br />
:Navigation Tab Check: Open archives as folder<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#clean-up-context-menu-right-click-menu|Clean up Context Menu (Right Click Menu)]]
[[#clean-up-context-menu-right-click-menu|Clean up Context Menu (Right Click Menu)]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ Control > Configure Dolphin<br />
:☰ Control Configure Dolphin<br />
:Services Tab > Uncheck: “Copy To”, “Delete”, “File to activity”, “Send as Email”, “Send to IM”, “Send via Bluetooth”, “Send via KDE Connect”<br />
:Services Tab Uncheck: “Copy To”, “Delete”, “File to activity”, “Send as Email”, “Send to IM”, “Send via Bluetooth”, “Send via KDE Connect”<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#show-terminal-panel|Show Terminal Panel]]
[[#show-terminal-panel|Show Terminal Panel]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ Control > Panels > Terminal (F4)<br />
:☰ Control Panels Terminal (F4)<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#paste-into-terminal-panel|Paste into Terminal Panel]]
[[#paste-into-terminal-panel|Paste into Terminal Panel]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ Control > Configure Shortcuts<br />
:☰ Control Configure Shortcuts<br />
:Paste > Set Alternative (Defaulted to Shift+Insert) as “None”<br />
:Paste Set Alternative (Defaulted to Shift+Insert) as “None”<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="disable-file-indexing-baloo" class="tip">
[[#disable-file-indexing-baloo|Disable File Indexing (Baloo)]]
<p>
:Some user may want to disable the indexing when:<br />
 
 
:;<b>[https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/search?q=baloo&restrict_sr=on For some users], the <code>baloo_file</code> process can slow down the system.</b><br />
 
:;<b>The <code>~/.local/share/baloo/index</code> can use over a Gigabyte of space.</b><br />
::Run <code>balooctl indexSize</code> to break the database usage down.<br />
 
:System Settings → Search<br />
:Uncheck: Enable File Search<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="LibreOffice_Writer">[[#LibreOffice_Writer|LibreOffice Writer]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="save-as-docx-by-default" class="tip">
[[#save-as-docx-by-default|Save as .docx by default]]
<p>
:Tools → Options<br />
:Load/Save → General<br />
:Always save as: "Word 2007-2019 (*.docx)"<br />
:<blockquote>[https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Using_Microsoft_Office_and#Saving_Documents_by_Default_in_Microsoft_Office_Formats LibreOffice wiki]</blockquote>
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="LibreOffice_Calc">[[#LibreOffice_Calc|LibreOffice Calc]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="set-default-font-size-family-cellpadding" class="tip">
[[#set-default-font-size-family-cellpadding|Set Default Font Size/Family/CellPadding]]
<p>
:Styles → Manage Styles<br />
:Right click Default → Modify<br />
:Font → Family: Noto Sans (Office uses Carlito/Calibri)<br />
:Font → Size: 12 (Office uses 11)<br />
:Borders → Padding: 1.00mm<br />
:Ok<br />
:File → Templates → Save As Template<br />
:Name: Default<br />
:Category: My Templates<br />
:Check "Set as default template"<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="Steam">[[#Steam|Steam]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="hide-big-picture-etc-in-the-system-tray-context-menu" class="tip">
[[#hide-big-picture-etc-in-the-system-tray-context-menu|Hide “Big Picture”, etc in the System Tray Context Menu]]
<p>
:Steam → Settings → Interface Tab<br />
:Set Taskbar Preferences → Only Check: Library, Friends, Exit Steam<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="cleanup-friends-list" class="tip">
[[#cleanup-friends-list|Cleanup Friends List]]
<p>
:Steam → Friends → View Friends List<br />
:Click on the Cog / Settings Icon<br />
:Ignore 'Away' status when sorting friends: On<br />
:Compact Favorites Area: On<br />
:Compact Friends List: On<br />
:Append nickname to friend's name: On<br />
:Hide offline friends in custom categories: On<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="hide-friend-is-playing-notifications" class="tip">
[[#hide-friend-is-playing-notifications|Hide “Friend is playing ____” Notifications]]
<p>
:Steam → Friends → View Friends List<br />
:Click on the Cog / Settings Icon<br />
:Notifications → Uncheck: When friend joins a game<br />
:Notifications → Uncheck: When comes online<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="never-show-advertisement-popups" class="tip">
[[#never-show-advertisement-popups|Never Show Advertisement Popups]]
<p>
:Steam → Settings → Interface Tab<br />
:Uncheck: Notify me about additions to my games and other releases<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="startup-in-tray" class="tip">
[[#startup-in-tray|Startup in Tray]]
<p>
:Find Steam in the App Launcher widget<br />
:Right Click Steam → Edit Application<br />
:Application Tab → Command: <code>/usr/bin/steam -silent %U</code><br />
:If you added Steam to the autostarted apps, you will need to edit the command there as well.<br />
:Relevant [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5806 bug report].<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="close-steam-to-tray" class="tip">
[[#close-steam-to-tray|Close Steam to Tray]]
<p>
:We need to launch steam using <code>STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1 steam</code> as mentioned in [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5806 this bug report], but editing every single game shortcut that Steam generates is a hassel. So we'll set a [https://userbase.kde.org/Session_Environment_Variables/en session environment variable] by adding <code>export STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1</code> to <code>~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/path.sh</code>. It's easier to run this commands:<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">echo 'export STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1' >> ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/path.sh</syntaxhighlight>
:Then logout and back in so that your "panel" is launched with the session variable so that it can pass it to Steam when Steam is launched from the app launcher or desktop shortcut.<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="Clementine">[[#Clementine|Clementine]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="clean-up-ui" class="tip">
[[#clean-up-ui|Clean up UI]]
<p>
:Tools → Preferences<br />
:Playback Tab → Uncheck: Show a glowing animation on the current track<br />
:Search Tab → Uncheck: DigitallyImported, DropBox, Google Drive, Jazz<br />
:Last.fm Tab → Uncheck: Show the “love” amd “ban” buttons<br />
:Last.fm Tab → Uncheck: Show the scrobble button<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="dont-fade-between-songs" class="tip">
[[#dont-fade-between-songs|Don’t fade between songs]]
<p>
:Playback Tab → Uncheck: Fade out when stopping a track<br />
:Playback Tab → Uncheck: Cross-fade when changing tracks manually<br />
</p>
</li>
 
<li id="double-click-song-should-play-song-now" class="tip">
[[#double-click-song-should-play-song-now|Double Click song should play song now]]
<p>
:Behaviour → Using the menu to add a song will: Always start playing<br />
:Behaviour → Double clicking a song will: Replace the playlist + Always start playing<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="Gtk_Apps_(Gimp/Hexchat/etc)">[[#Gtk_Apps_(Gimp/Hexchat/etc)|Gtk Apps (Gimp/Hexchat/etc)]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="fix-white-text-on-white-background-tooltips" class="tip">
[[#fix-white-text-on-white-background-tooltips|Fix white text on white background tooltips]]
<p>
:System Settings → Colors<br />
:Uncheck: Apply colors to non-Qt applications<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
 
<h3><span id="VirtualBox">[[#VirtualBox|VirtualBox]]</span></h3>
 
<ul>
<li id="prevent-windows-meta-key-from-opening-the-host-app-menu" class="tip">
[[#prevent-windows-meta-key-from-opening-the-host-app-menu|Prevent Windows/Meta Key from opening the host App Menu]]
<p>
:Run the Virtual Machine.<br />
:Press the host key (Right <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>)<br />
:Press <keycap>Alt+F3</keycap> → More Actions → Special Application Settings<br />
:Window Matching Tab → Window class: [<code>Exact Match</code>] <code>virtualbox machine</code><br />
:Appearances & Fixes Tab → Check "Ignore Global Shortcuts"<br />
:Change "Do Not Affect" to "Force", then select "Yes".<br />
:<blockquote>Note that this also disables Spectable's screenshot global shortcuts while the VM window is focused.</blockquote>
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#overlay-tabs-on-top-of-the-title-bar|Overlay tabs on top of the title bar]]
[[#overlay-tabs-on-top-of-the-title-bar|Overlay tabs on top of the title bar]]
<p>
<p>
:<code>⋮</code> Button > Settings<br />
:<code>⋮</code> Button Settings<br />
:Appearance > Uncheck: Use system title bar and borders<br />
:Appearance Uncheck: Use system title bar and borders<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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</li>
</li>


<li id="enable-hardware-acceleration" class="tip">
<li id="enable-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome" class="tip">
[[#enable-hardware-acceleration|Enable Hardware Acceleration]]
[[#enable-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome|Enable Hardware Acceleration in Chrome]]
<p>
<p>
:If you notice tearing while playing video, check <code>chrome://gpu</code> and see if it says hardware acceleration is unavailable. It's very likely that it's just that chrome doesn't recognize that it can use your GPU.<br />
:If you notice tearing while playing video, check <code>chrome://gpu</code> and see if it says hardware acceleration is unavailable. It's very likely that it's just that chrome doesn't recognize that it can use your GPU.<br />
:> [http://www.webupd8.org/2014/01/enable-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome.html Origional Article]<br />
:<blockquote>[http://www.webupd8.org/2014/01/enable-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome.html Original Article]</blockquote>
:Go to <code>chrome://flags#ignore-gpu-blacklist</code>, search for "Override software rendering list", enable it and restart Chrome.<br />
:Go to <code>chrome://flags#ignore-gpu-blacklist</code>, search for "Override software rendering list", enable it and restart Chrome.<br />
</p>
</p>
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<ul>
<ul>
<li id="use-the-kde-file-selector-dialog" class="tip">
<li id="use-the-kde-file-selector-dialog" class="tip">
[[#use-the-kde-file-selector-dialog|Use the KDE File selector dialog]]
[[#use-the-kde-file-selector-dialog|Use the KDE File selector dialog]]
<p>
<p>
:Make sure you have the <code>xdg-desktop-portal-kde</code> package installed.<br />
:Make sure you have the <code>xdg-desktop-portal</code> and <code>xdg-desktop-portal-kde</code> package installed.<br />
:Right click the Firefox launcher in the app launcher > Edit Application<br />
:Right click the Firefox launcher in the app launcher Edit Application<br />
:Application tab > Command <code>GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox %u</code><br />
:Application tab Command <code>GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox %u</code><br />
:Press <code>Ctrl+Esc</code> and search to make sure the <code>xdg-desktop-portal-gtk</code> process is not running. If it is, end all <code>xdg-</code> processes.<br />
:Restart Firefox<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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:;<b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ Privacy Badger]</b><br />
:;<b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ Privacy Badger]</b><br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="enable-middle-click-autoscroll" class="tip">
[[#enable-middle-click-autoscroll|Enable Middle Click AutoScroll]]
<p>
:☰ → Preferences → General<br />
:Browsing → Check: Use autoscrolling<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#open-new-tab-page-on-startup|Open New Tab page on startup]]
[[#open-new-tab-page-on-startup|Open New Tab page on startup]]
<p>
<p>
:Type <code>about:newtab</code> into the addressbar, do not press enter.<br />
:☰ → Preferences → Home<br />
:Select <code>about:newtab</code> and drag it onto the Home button.<br />
:Homepage and new windows: <code>Firefox Home</code><br />
:OR <code>Custom Url</code> with <code>about:newtab</code><br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#leaner-new-tab-page|Leaner New Tab page]]
[[#leaner-new-tab-page|Leaner New Tab page]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ > Preferences > Home<br />
:☰ Preferences Home<br />
:Uncheck: "Web Search"<br />
:Uncheck: "Web Search"<br />
:Uncheck: "Recommended by Pocket"<br />
:Uncheck: "Recommended by Pocket"<br />
:Uncheck: "Highlights"<br />
:Uncheck: "Highlights"<br />
:Under "Top Sites" change to "4 rows"<br />
:Under "Top Sites" change to "4 rows"<br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="show-bookmarks-toolbar-only-on-new-tab-page" class="tip">
[[#show-bookmarks-toolbar-only-on-new-tab-page|Show bookmarks toolbar only on New Tab page]]
<p>
:☰ > Customize<br />
:Toolbars > Check: Bookmarks Toolbar<br />
:Go to <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/</code> then open <code>ab1c2d.default</code> or whatever the folder name is.<br />
:Create <code>chrome/userChrome.css</code> if it does not exist.<br />
:Then paste [https://github.com/Timvde/UserChrome-Tweaks/blob/master/toolbars/show-bookmarks-only-on-newtab.css the following CSS] into <code>userChrome.css</code>.<br />
:Restart firefox<br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="remove-3px-padding-above-tabs-with-compact-density" class="tip">
[[#remove-3px-padding-above-tabs-with-compact-density|Remove 3px padding above tabs with Compact density]]
<p>
:Manjaro's Breath GTK theme has close buttons that are 32px tall, while "Compact" is a 29px tall area. So we need to crop 3px.<br />
:Go to <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/</code> then open <code>ab1c2d.default</code> or whatever the folder name is.<br />
:Create <code>chrome/userChrome.css</code> if it does not exist.<br />
:Then paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code>.<br />
:Restart firefox<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
#titlebar-buttonbox {
  margin-top: -3px;
}
  </syntaxhighlight>
</p>
</li>
<li id="remove-left-tabbar-padding-when-not-maximized" class="tip">
[[#remove-left-tabbar-padding-when-not-maximized|Remove left tabbar padding when not maximized]]
<p>
:Go to <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/</code> then open <code>ab1c2d.default</code> or whatever the folder name is.<br />
:Create <code>chrome/userChrome.css</code> if it does not exist.<br />
:Then paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code>.<br />
:Restart firefox<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
.titlebar-placeholder[type="pre-tabs"] {
  display: none;
}
  </syntaxhighlight>
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#leaner-toolbar-area|Leaner toolbar area]]
[[#leaner-toolbar-area|Leaner toolbar area]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ > Customize<br />
:☰ Customize<br />
:Density > Compact<br />
:Density Compact<br />
:Drag the Home button from the toolbar into the main area.<br />
:Drag the Home button from the toolbar into the main area.<br />
:Drag the rectangle spacers to remove them as well.<br />
:Drag the rectangle spacers to remove them as well.<br />
:Right click the uBlock Origin icon > "Pin to Overflow Menu"<br />
:Right click the uBlock Origin icon "Pin to Overflow Menu"<br />
:Right click the "Save to Pocket" icon > "Remove from Address Bar"<br />
:Right click the "Save to Pocket" icon "Remove from Address Bar"<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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[[#place-close-button-next-to-tabs-don-t-use-kde-s-titlebar|Place close button next to tabs / don't use KDE's titlebar.]]
[[#place-close-button-next-to-tabs-don-t-use-kde-s-titlebar|Place close button next to tabs / don't use KDE's titlebar.]]
<p>
<p>
:☰ > Customize<br />
:☰ Customize<br />
:Uncheck: "Title Bar"<br />
:Uncheck: "Title Bar"<br />
</p>
</p>
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:Go to <code>about:config</code><br />
:Go to <code>about:config</code><br />
:Search for <code>extensions.pocket.enabled</code> and set it to <code>false</code><br />
:Search for <code>extensions.pocket.enabled</code> and set it to <code>false</code><br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="enable-hardware-acceleration-in-firefox" class="tip">
[[#enable-hardware-acceleration-in-firefox|Enable Hardware Acceleration in Firefox]]
<p>
:If you notice tearing while playing video, check <code>about:support</code> and <keycap>Ctrl+F</keycap> to search for <code>HW_COMPOSITING</code>. If it says "blocked by env: Acceleration blocked by platform" then it is not using Hardware Acceleration by default.<br />
:We need to go to <code>about:config</code> then set <code>layers.acceleration.force-enabled</code> to <code>true</code>.<br />
:Restart firefox, and it should now say "force_enabled by user: Force-enabled by pref" under <code>HW_COMPOSITING</code> in <code>about:support</code>.<br />
:-----<br />
:Firefox is also [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/WebRender_Where#Linux working on WebRender], which is "[https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/moz-gfx-newsletter-52/ a GPU based 2D rendering engine for the web written in Rust]". You can try enabling it by going to <code>about:config</code> and setting <code>gfx.webrender.all</code> to <code>true</code>. Restart firefox, then go to <code>about:support</code> and <keycap>Ctrl+F</keycap> for <code>WEBRENDER</code> to make sure it's enabled.<br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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</li>
</li>


<li id="disable-code-ctrl-tab-code-s-recently-used-order" class="tip">
<li id="disable-keycap-ctrl-tab-keycap-s-recently-used-order" class="tip">
[[#disable-code-ctrl-tab-code-s-recently-used-order|Disable <code>Ctrl+Tab</code>'s recently used order]]
[[#disable-keycap-ctrl-tab-keycap-s-recently-used-order|Disable <keycap>Ctrl+Tab</keycap>'s recently used order]]
<p>
<p>
:Go to <code>about:config</code><br />
:Go to <code>about:config</code><br />
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<p>
<p>
:Install Mozilla's [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ Multi-Account Containers extension]<br />
:Install Mozilla's [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ Multi-Account Containers extension]<br />
:Right click the extension's icon in the toolbar > Pin it to the overflow menu.<br />
:Right click the extension's icon in the toolbar Pin it to the overflow menu.<br />
:You can easily open a new tab in a specific container by clicking and holding the "Open a new tab" button.<br />
:You can easily open a new tab in a specific container by clicking and holding the "Open a new tab" button.<br />
</p>
</p>
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:Note: Uppercase <code>%S</code> will not escape slashes so <code>r kde/new</code> works.<br />
:Note: Uppercase <code>%S</code> will not escape slashes so <code>r kde/new</code> works.<br />
:Note: Use lowercase <code>%s</code> in searches like <code>https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s</code><br />
:Note: Use lowercase <code>%s</code> in searches like <code>https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s</code><br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="cleanup-right-click-menu-aka-contextmenu" class="tip">
[[#cleanup-right-click-menu-aka-contextmenu|Cleanup right click menu (aka contextmenu)]]
<p>
:Click on µBlock > Click Settings Icon to open the dashboard<br />
:Uncheck: Make use of context menu where appropriate<br />
:To hide the Firefox default menu items we need to edit the <code>userChrome.css</code> [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1177488 as mentioned here].<br />
:Go to <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/</code> then open <code>ab1c2d.default</code> or whatever the folder name is.<br />
:Create <code>chrome/userChrome.css</code> if it does not exist.<br />
:Then paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code>.<br />
:Restart firefox<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkincurrent,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkinusercontext-menu,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-bookmarklink,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-selectall,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendlinktodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendpagetodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendlinktodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendpagetodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-viewpartialsource-selection {
  display: none !important;
}
  </syntaxhighlight>
:If you're not a web developer, you can hide "Take a screenshot" by going to <code>about:config</code><br />
:Search for <code>extensions.screenshots.disabled</code> and set it to <code>true</code><br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
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</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>


<h3><span id="LibreOffice_Calc">[[#LibreOffice_Calc|LibreOffice Calc]]</span></h3>
<h3><span id="Firefox_(userChrome.css)">[[#Firefox_(userChrome.css)|Firefox (<code>userChrome.css</code>)]]</span></h3>


<ul>
A firefox user can change the look of the browser by editing a css file.
<li id="set-default-font-size-family-cellpadding" class="tip">
Checkout [https://www.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/ /r/FirefoxCSS/] for help.
[[#set-default-font-size-family-cellpadding|Set Default Font Size/Family/CellPadding]]
<p>
:Styles > Manage Styles<br />
:Right click Default > Modify<br />
:Font > Family: Noto Sans (Office uses Carlito/Calibri)<br />
:Font > Size: 12 (Office uses 11)<br />
:Borders > Padding: 1.00mm<br />
:Ok<br />
:File > Templates > Save As Template<br />
:Name: Default<br />
:Category: My Templates<br />
:Check "Set as default template"<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>


<h3><span id="Steam">[[#Steam|Steam]]</span></h3>
<ol>
<li>In FireFox v69 and later, we need to go to <code>about:config</code> and change <code>toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets</code> to <code>true</code>.</li>
<li>Then navigate to <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/</code>, inside will be a randomly generated folder similar to <code>abcdef12.default</code> which you should enter.</li>
<li>Inside the "default" folder, create a new folder called <code>chrome</code>, then create a file called <code>userChrome.css</code>.</li>
<li>You can now edit <code>~/.mozilla/firefox/abcdef12.default/chrome/userChrome.css</code>, and changes will be applied upon restarting Firefox.</li>
</ol>


<ul>
<ul>
<li id="hide-big-picture-etc-in-the-system-tray-context-menu" class="tip">
[[#hide-big-picture-etc-in-the-system-tray-context-menu|Hide “Big Picture”, etc in the System Tray Context Menu]]
<p>
:Steam > Settings > Interface Tab<br />
:Set Taskbar Preferences > Only Check: Library, Friends, Exit Steam<br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="cleanup-friends-list" class="tip">
[[#cleanup-friends-list|Cleanup Friends List]]
<p>
:Steam > Friends > View Friends List<br />
:Click on the Cog / Settings Icon<br />
:Ignore 'Away' status when sorting friends: On<br />
:Compact Favorites Area: On<br />
:Compact Friends List: On<br />
:Append nickname to friend's name: On<br />
:Hide offline friends in custom categories: On<br />
</p>
</li>


<li id="hide-friend-is-playing-notifications" class="tip">
<li id="show-bookmarks-toolbar-only-on-hover" class="tip">
[[#hide-friend-is-playing-notifications|Hide “Friend is playing ____” Notifications]]
[[#show-bookmarks-toolbar-only-on-hover|Show bookmarks toolbar only on hover]]
<p>
<p>
:Steam > Friends > View Friends List<br />
:☰ → Customize<br />
:Click on the Cog / Settings Icon<br />
:Toolbars → Check: Bookmarks Toolbar<br />
:Notifications > Uncheck: When friend joins a game<br />
:Then paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code> ([[#Firefox_.28userChrome.css.29|instructions]]) and restart firefox.<br />
:Notifications > Uncheck: When comes online<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
#PersonalToolbar {
  visibility: collapse !important;
  display: block;
  position: absolute !important;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 6px -6px #000;
}
#nav-bar:focus-within + #PersonalToolbar,
#PersonalToolbar:focus-within,
#PersonalToolbar[customizing="true"],
#navigator-toolbox:hover #PersonalToolbar {
  visibility: visible !important;
}
  </syntaxhighlight>
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>


<li id="never-show-advertisement-popups" class="tip">
<li id="remove-left-tabbar-padding-when-not-maximized" class="tip">
[[#never-show-advertisement-popups|Never Show Advertisement Popups]]
[[#remove-left-tabbar-padding-when-not-maximized|Remove left tabbar padding when not maximized]]
<p>
<p>
:Steam > Settings > Interface Tab<br />
:Then paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code> ([[#Firefox_.28userChrome.css.29|instructions]]) and restart firefox.<br />
:Uncheck: Notify me about additions to my games and other releases<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
.titlebar-placeholder[type="pre-tabs"] { display: none; } /* Firefox 64 */
.titlebar-spacer[type="pre-tabs"] { width: 0 !important; } /* Firefox 65+ */
  </syntaxhighlight>
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>
</ul>


<h3><span id="Clementine">[[#Clementine|Clementine]]</span></h3>
<li id="cleanup-right-click-menu-aka-contextmenu" class="tip">
 
[[#cleanup-right-click-menu-aka-contextmenu|Cleanup right click menu (aka contextmenu)]]
<ul>
<li id="clean-up-ui" class="tip">
[[#clean-up-ui|Clean up UI]]
<p>
<p>
:Tools > Preferences<br />
:Click on µBlock → Click Settings Icon to open the dashboard<br />
:Playback Tab > Uncheck: Show a glowing animation on the current track<br />
:Uncheck: Make use of context menu where appropriate<br />
:Search Tab > Uncheck: DigitallyImported, DropBox, Google Drive, Jazz<br />
:To hide Firefox's default menu items, this [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1177488 mozilla forum thread] mentions we need to edit <code>userChrome.css</code>. So paste the following CSS into <code>userChrome.css</code> ([[#Firefox_.28userChrome.css.29|instructions]]) and restart firefox.<br />
:Last.fm Tab > Uncheck: Show the “love” amd “ban” buttons<br />
  <syntaxhighlight lang="css">
:Last.fm Tab > Uncheck: Show the scrobble button<br />
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkincurrent,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkinusercontext-menu,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-bookmarklink,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-selectall,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendlinktodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendpagetodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendlinktodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendpagetodevice,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-viewpartialsource-selection {
  display: none !important;
}
  </syntaxhighlight>
:If you're not a web developer, you can hide "Take a screenshot" by going to <code>about:config</code><br />
:Search for <code>extensions.screenshots.disabled</code> and set it to <code>true</code><br />
</p>
</p>
</li>
</li>


<li id="dont-fade-between-songs" class="tip">
[[#dont-fade-between-songs|Don’t fade between songs]]
<p>
:Playback Tab > Uncheck: Fade out when stopping a track<br />
:Playback Tab > Uncheck: Cross-fade when changing tracks manually<br />
</p>
</li>
<li id="double-click-song-should-play-song-now" class="tip">
[[#double-click-song-should-play-song-now|Double Click song should play song now]]
<p>
:Behaviour > Using the menu to add a song will: Always start playing<br />
:Behaviour > Double clicking a song will: Replace the playlist + Always start playing<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>


<h3><span id="Gtk_Apps_(Gimp/Hexchat/etc)">[[#Gtk_Apps_(Gimp/Hexchat/etc)|Gtk Apps (Gimp/Hexchat/etc)]]</span></h3>
<ul>
<li id="fix-white-text-on-white-background-tooltips" class="tip">
[[#fix-white-text-on-white-background-tooltips|Fix white text on white background tooltips]]
<p>
:System Settings > Colors<br />
:Uncheck: Apply colors to non-Qt applications<br />
</p>
</li>
</ul>
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Note that this list is manually kept in sync with https://zren.github.io/kde/#configuration using [https://github.com/Zren/zren.github.io/tree/master/kde_tips this script]. — [https://phabricator.kde.org/p/Zren/ Zren]

Latest revision as of 10:08, 8 January 2021

This page aims to list common tweaks a user might make to setup a nice KDE Plasma5 desktop.


Autostarted Apps

Desktop

  • Hide the ☰ button in the top corner

    Right Click the desktop wallpaper → Desktop/Folder View Settings
    Tweaks Tab → Uncheck: Show the desktop toolbox

  • Hide the ☰ button in the panel on the bottom right

    Right Click the ☰ button → Lock Widgets.

  • Always Hide System Tray Notification Icons

    Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” → System Tray Settings.
    Entries Tab → Networks → Visibility: Hidden

  • Disable Icon in System Tray

    Right Click the “Expand System Tray Triangle” → System Tray Settings.
    General Tab → Extra Items → Uncheck: Clipboard, Battery

  • Classic “Start” Menu

    While the widgets are unlocked
    Right Click the “Start” menu → Alternatives → Application Menu

  • Don’t sort windows in Taskbar

    Right Click the empty area on the taskbar next to the tasks → Task Manager Settings
    General Tab → Sorting: Manual
    General Tab → Uncheck: Keep Launchers Separate

  • Hide windows from other Desktops in Taskbar

    Right Click a Task → Task Manager Settings
    General Tab → Filters → Check: Current Desktop

  • Pin Apps to Taskbar

    Launch App
    Right Click app in Taskbar → Check: Show Launcher When Not Running

  • Hide audio indicator in window list

    Right Click a Task → Task Manager Settings
    General Tab → Uncheck: Mark applications that play audio

  • Disable Middle-Click Paste Notes Widget

    Right Click Desktop Wallpaper → Configure Desktop
    Mouse Actions Tab → Press the Delete icon next to the Middle-Button row.

  • Lock Widgets

    Plasma 5.18 and above has hidden the "lock widgets" toggle. It's very easy to enter "edit mode" with a long press. If you want to get the old locked mode behavior, run the following command:
      qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell evaluateScript 'lockCorona(!locked)'
    
    If you want an easier way to toggle locking widgets in Plasma 5.18, install Win7ShowDesktop widget which has a "Lock Widgets" toggle in it's right click menu.

  • Disable Top Left “Hot Corner”

    System Settings → Desktop Behaviour
    Screen Edges Tab → Top Left: No Action

  • Bind Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right to Switch Desktop

    System Settings → Desktop Behaviour
    Virtual Desktops Tab → Switching → Shortcuts
    Switch One Desktop Left: Ctrl+Alt+Left
    Switch One Desktop Right: Ctrl+Alt+Right
    Switch To Desktop 1, 2, …: None

  • Disable Switch Desktop when scrolling over desktop wallpaper

    Right Click the desktop wallpaper → Desktop/Folder View Settings
    Mouse Actions Tab → Remove: Vertical Scroll → Switch Desktop

  • Disable bouncing cursor when apps open

    System Settings → Applications
    Change "Bouncing" Cursor to "No Feedback"

  • Disable focus stealing prevention

    System Settings → Window Management
    Window Behaviour Tab → Focus Stealing Prevention: None

  • Fix Alt+Click in certain games/software

    Note: Plasma 5.20 has changed the default to Meta+Click+Drag, but these instructions are the same for changing back to Alt+Click+Drag.
    Alt+Click+Drag was a standard keybinding for moving a window in Linux. It tends to conflict with software designed for Windows like Games, Inkscape and Blender. To fix, we'll change it to Meta+Click+Drag.
    System Settings → Window Management
    Window Actions Tab → Inner Window, Titlebar, Frame → Modifier Key: Meta
    OR set Left button: "Nothing" to disable it completely.

  • “Normal” Alt+Tab popup

    System Settings → Window Management
    Task Switcher Tab → Click the "star icon"
    Install "Thumbnail Grid", then close the installer window.
    Select "Thumbnail Grid" in the dropdown.

  • Show Alt+Tab popup as fast as possible

    Normally it will wait 90 milliseconds before trying to show the popup. This makes quick switches faster since it doesn't need to draw anything.
    We need to set DelayTime=0 under the group [TabBox] in the file ~/.config/kwinrc, then reload kwin.
    It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group TabBox --key DelayTime 0
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    
    You can also disable the highlight window effect by going to:
    System Settings → Window Management → Task Switcher Tab
    Uncheck: Show selected window

  • Disable Lock Screen

    System Settings → Desktop Behaviour → Screen Locking Tab
    Uncheck: Lock screen automatically after __ min
    Uncheck: Lock screen on resume

  • Disable Logout/Shutdown Confirmation

    System Settings → Startup and Shutdown
    Desktop Session Tab → Uncheck: Confirm Logout

  • Windows Keybindings for moving windows

    System Settings → Shortcuts → Global Keyboard Shortcuts Tab
    KWin → Show Desktop: Win+M
    KWin → Maximize Window: Win+Up
    KWin → Minimize Window: Win+Down
    KWin → Quick Tile Window to the Left: Win+Left
    KWin → Quick Tile Window to the Right: Win+Right
    To open the “Start Menu” with the Windows key see the section below.

  • Present all windows with Win+Tab

    System Settings → Desktop Behavior
    Desktop Effects Tab → Check Present Windows
    Click the Gear Icon → Change the Ctrl+F10 shortcut to Meta+Tab
    Layout mode: "Natural" → "Flexible Grid"

  • Change titlebar height

    System Settings → Fonts
    Window title → Edit Font Size

  • Hide titlebars when maximized (like Ubuntu)

    We need to set BorderlessMaximizedWindows=true under the group [Windows] in the file ~/.config/kwinrc, then reload kwin.
    It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Windows --key BorderlessMaximizedWindows true
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    

  • Launch app with discrete GPU

    Also known as using prime-run (PRIME wiki) or using the DRI_PRIME=1 environment variable.
    Open Application Launcher → Right Click app
    Application Tab → Advanced Options
    Discrete GPU → Check: Run using dedicated graphics card

Windows/Meta Key

  • Open “Start Menu” with Windows/Meta key

    Feature has been added by default since Plasma 5.8.
    If it's not working, make sure your Application Launcher ("Start Menu") widget has a global shortcut like Alt+F1 set (you can't assign it directly to Meta, but it will open with Meta if another shortcut is assigned).
    Right Click the KDE Icon → Configure Application Launcher
    Keyboard Shortcuts tab → Shortcut: Alt+F1
    Latte Dock
    If you're using Latte Dock, you will need to run the following commands mentioned in it's Wiki.
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.lattedock,/Latte,org.kde.LatteDock,activateLauncherMenu"
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    
    If you wish to revert what the Meta key opens because you changed it to open KRunner or a Latte Dock widget, run the following:
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.plasmashell,/PlasmaShell,org.kde.PlasmaShell,activateLauncherMenu"
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    

  • Do not open the "Start Menu" with Windows/Meta key

    We need to set Meta= under the group [ModifierOnlyShortcuts] in the file ~/.config/kwinrc, then reload kwin.
    It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta ""
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    

  • Open KRunner with Windows/Meta key

    We need to set Meta= under the group [ModifierOnlyShortcuts] in the file ~/.config/kwinrc, then reload kwin.
    It's easier to use these commmands than doing it by hand.
    Plasma 5.18 and above:
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/krunner_desktop,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,_launch"
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    
    Plasma 5.17 and below:
    kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/krunner,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,run command"
    qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure
    

Login Screen (SDDM) / Lock Screen

  • Change Login Screen Wallpaper

    System Settings → Startup and Shutdown
    Login Screen (SDDM) Tab → Background → Load From File
    We should also change the lock screen.
    System Settings → Desktop Bahviour
    Screen Locking Tab → Wallpaper → Wallpaper Type: Image

Dolphin (File Manager)

  • Double Click to open files

    Plasma 5.13
    System Settings → Desktop Behavior → Workspace
    Click Behavior: Double Click to open files and folders
    <= Plasma 5.12
    System Settings → Input Devices
    Mouse Tab → Icons: Double Click to open files and folders

  • Always Show Hidden Files

    ☰ Control → Adjust View Properties
    Check: Show hidden files
    Apply view properties to: All Folders
    Check: Use these view properties as default

  • Browse (.zip / .tar.gz / .rar) with Dolphin

    ☰ Control → Configure Dolphin
    Navigation Tab → Check: Open archives as folder

  • Clean up Context Menu (Right Click Menu)

    ☰ Control → Configure Dolphin
    Services Tab → Uncheck: “Copy To”, “Delete”, “File to activity”, “Send as Email”, “Send to IM”, “Send via Bluetooth”, “Send via KDE Connect”

  • Show Terminal Panel

    ☰ Control → Panels → Terminal (F4)

  • Paste into Terminal Panel

    ☰ Control → Configure Shortcuts
    Paste → Set Alternative (Defaulted to Shift+Insert) as “None”

  • Disable File Indexing (Baloo)

    Some user may want to disable the indexing when:
    For some users, the baloo_file process can slow down the system.
    The ~/.local/share/baloo/index can use over a Gigabyte of space.
    Run balooctl indexSize to break the database usage down.
    System Settings → Search
    Uncheck: Enable File Search

LibreOffice Writer

LibreOffice Calc

  • Set Default Font Size/Family/CellPadding

    Styles → Manage Styles
    Right click Default → Modify
    Font → Family: Noto Sans (Office uses Carlito/Calibri)
    Font → Size: 12 (Office uses 11)
    Borders → Padding: 1.00mm
    Ok
    File → Templates → Save As Template
    Name: Default
    Category: My Templates
    Check "Set as default template"

Steam

  • Hide “Big Picture”, etc in the System Tray Context Menu

    Steam → Settings → Interface Tab
    Set Taskbar Preferences → Only Check: Library, Friends, Exit Steam

  • Cleanup Friends List

    Steam → Friends → View Friends List
    Click on the Cog / Settings Icon
    Ignore 'Away' status when sorting friends: On
    Compact Favorites Area: On
    Compact Friends List: On
    Append nickname to friend's name: On
    Hide offline friends in custom categories: On

  • Hide “Friend is playing ____” Notifications

    Steam → Friends → View Friends List
    Click on the Cog / Settings Icon
    Notifications → Uncheck: When friend joins a game
    Notifications → Uncheck: When comes online

  • Never Show Advertisement Popups

    Steam → Settings → Interface Tab
    Uncheck: Notify me about additions to my games and other releases

  • Startup in Tray

    Find Steam in the App Launcher widget
    Right Click Steam → Edit Application
    Application Tab → Command: /usr/bin/steam -silent %U
    If you added Steam to the autostarted apps, you will need to edit the command there as well.
    Relevant bug report.

  • Close Steam to Tray

    We need to launch steam using STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1 steam as mentioned in this bug report, but editing every single game shortcut that Steam generates is a hassel. So we'll set a session environment variable by adding export STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1 to ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/path.sh. It's easier to run this commands:
    echo 'export STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1' >> ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/path.sh
    
    Then logout and back in so that your "panel" is launched with the session variable so that it can pass it to Steam when Steam is launched from the app launcher or desktop shortcut.

Clementine

  • Clean up UI

    Tools → Preferences
    Playback Tab → Uncheck: Show a glowing animation on the current track
    Search Tab → Uncheck: DigitallyImported, DropBox, Google Drive, Jazz
    Last.fm Tab → Uncheck: Show the “love” amd “ban” buttons
    Last.fm Tab → Uncheck: Show the scrobble button

  • Don’t fade between songs

    Playback Tab → Uncheck: Fade out when stopping a track
    Playback Tab → Uncheck: Cross-fade when changing tracks manually

  • Double Click song should play song now

    Behaviour → Using the menu to add a song will: Always start playing
    Behaviour → Double clicking a song will: Replace the playlist + Always start playing

Gtk Apps (Gimp/Hexchat/etc)

VirtualBox

  • Prevent Windows/Meta Key from opening the host App Menu

    Run the Virtual Machine.
    Press the host key (Right Ctrl)
    Press Alt+F3 → More Actions → Special Application Settings
    Window Matching Tab → Window class: [Exact Match] virtualbox machine
    Appearances & Fixes Tab → Check "Ignore Global Shortcuts"
    Change "Do Not Affect" to "Force", then select "Yes".

    Note that this also disables Spectable's screenshot global shortcuts while the VM window is focused.

Chrome

Firefox

Firefox (userChrome.css)

A firefox user can change the look of the browser by editing a css file. Checkout /r/FirefoxCSS/ for help.

  1. In FireFox v69 and later, we need to go to about:config and change toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true.
  2. Then navigate to ~/.mozilla/firefox/, inside will be a randomly generated folder similar to abcdef12.default which you should enter.
  3. Inside the "default" folder, create a new folder called chrome, then create a file called userChrome.css.
  4. You can now edit ~/.mozilla/firefox/abcdef12.default/chrome/userChrome.css, and changes will be applied upon restarting Firefox.
  • Show bookmarks toolbar only on hover

    ☰ → Customize
    Toolbars → Check: Bookmarks Toolbar
    Then paste the following CSS into userChrome.css (instructions) and restart firefox.
    #PersonalToolbar {
      visibility: collapse !important;
      display: block;
      position: absolute !important;
      z-index: 1;
      width: 100%;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 6px -6px #000;
    }
    #nav-bar:focus-within + #PersonalToolbar,
    #PersonalToolbar:focus-within,
    #PersonalToolbar[customizing="true"],
    #navigator-toolbox:hover #PersonalToolbar {
      visibility: visible !important;
    }
    

  • Remove left tabbar padding when not maximized

    Then paste the following CSS into userChrome.css (instructions) and restart firefox.
    .titlebar-placeholder[type="pre-tabs"] { display: none; } /* Firefox 64 */
    .titlebar-spacer[type="pre-tabs"] { width: 0 !important; } /* Firefox 65+ */
    

  • Cleanup right click menu (aka contextmenu)

    Click on µBlock → Click Settings Icon to open the dashboard
    Uncheck: Make use of context menu where appropriate
    To hide Firefox's default menu items, this mozilla forum thread mentions we need to edit userChrome.css. So paste the following CSS into userChrome.css (instructions) and restart firefox.
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkincurrent,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlinkinusercontext-menu,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-bookmarklink,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-selectall,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendlinktodevice,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-sendpagetodevice,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendlinktodevice,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-sep-sendpagetodevice,
    #contentAreaContextMenu #context-viewpartialsource-selection {
      display: none !important;
    }
    
    If you're not a web developer, you can hide "Take a screenshot" by going to about:config
    Search for extensions.screenshots.disabled and set it to true


Note that this list is manually kept in sync with https://zren.github.io/kde/#configuration using this script. — Zren