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Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by aquariusDue »

wao0uuno wrote: post #142
monegator wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dude, default plasma breeze theme, remove rounded corners, you have the windows 10 interface. What else do you want?

I just want less of this: https://files.catbox.moe/uvxbea.png Look at it and tell me this is normal. I love Plasma but oh man do they need to hire a real designer. Someone with balls to unfuck the interface and move all advanced settings out of GUI into a well documented config file.

While I prefer deeply nested menus (and I acknowledge I'm a weirdo at that) there's plasma-manager if you happen to use Nix and home-manager. I don't know if it will help in that specific case but if you'd rather have the config in a well documented file this could generally help.

https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by xrd »

I can't for the life of me figure out if this is a way to put KDE on my TV by overwriting the existing OS, or if this is something to install on a computer which I then plug my TV into via HDMI.

I'm not being lazy here but I have reviewed this site and outbound links. And, I have reviewed the threads there.

I'm very interested in repurposing my LG Smart TV and have been hesitant about installing a software package on it.

If I brick the TV I'm fearful my kids will burn me at the stake.

I don't see a listed hardware matrix, but do see a link to enter into the matrix server and ask questions. I don't see packages or a repository to add.

I think llms generally produce quite a bit of slop content but I think they could be used to explain open source projects a bit better. This seems like an opportunity.

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by pimeys »

jwrallie wrote: post #149
dboon wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes! KDE is the only thing in the Linux world that legitimately looks better than the big competitors. Not always, and not all the time; programs that are really focused on design are still a cut above, but I truly believe that KDE looks (and feels!) better than macOS I don't understand why there aren't more folks like us shouting it from the rooftops. It's almost bizarre how good it looks.

I’m curious about which distros are working well with Plasma, as I had some trouble with stability in the past. I have the feeling Plasma works better with rolling release.

I've been running two distros with Plasma: Bazzite OS and CachyOS. Both very different, and stellar with Plasma.

I use CachyOS in my ThinkPad and in my Framework Desktop, for work. A stellar OS, has great defaults, is very fast and prioritizes KDE although you can do other WMs too if you're adventurous.

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by darkwater »

wao0uuno wrote: post #139
drnick1 wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but this most likely isn't quite Kodi just yet. Kodi is incredibly limited though, and does not come close to the flexibility of Plasma Bigscreen. The latter is just a UI optimized for using a PC from a couch, which means that you can use any regular desktop app, including Kodi, web browsers for streaming content, and Steam for playing games. Kodi on the other hand does not even allow you to play YT videos without…

Also Kodis interface is terrible. I couldn't make a more convoluted and hard to navigate interface for TVs even if I tried.

Well, you can change the UI theme and that can change it radically on the UX side. The global navigation paradigm of Kodi, which is aimed at making every plugin and feature browsable in the same way (drill down menus basically) won't change though

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by darkwater »

Since this is not going to be released any time soon, any suggestions on what could be used to be a TV UI for Jellyfin? It should just show that, nothing else. Currently I'm using a Nintendo Switch with Switchfin and it's pretty neat but sometimes even transcoded streams stutter or make the fan go brrrrr

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by wao0uuno »

aquariusDue wrote: post #151
wao0uuno wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just want less of this: https://files.catbox.moe/uvxbea.png Look at it and tell me this is normal. I love Plasma but oh man do they need to hire a real designer. Someone with balls to unfuck the interface and move all advanced settings out of GUI into a well documented config file.

While I prefer deeply nested menus (and I acknowledge I'm a weirdo at that) there's plasma-manager if you happen to use Nix and home-manager. I don't know if it will help in that specific case but if you'd rather have the config in a well documented file this could generally help. https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager

Nothing wrong with nested menus. The problem is that plasma has a classic File menu inside of a hamburger menu hidden under a "More" button with a whole set of duplicated options that can be found in other parts of the interface. It's nuts.

I'd rather have all that mess removed and settings 1% of the user base "needs" moved to a config file. I don't want to add an another layer of complexity with external configuration tools.

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by theandrewbailey »

I work in the refurb division of an e-waste recycling company. While I prefer XFCE in general, KDE works much better on touchscreens. I have a handful of old first gen Microsoft Surface Hubs sitting around. I wonder if this Bigscreen mode supports touch, if so it might be awesome on a 55" (or 84") touchscreen.

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by wao0uuno »

darkwater wrote: post #154
wao0uuno wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also Kodis interface is terrible. I couldn't make a more convoluted and hard to navigate interface for TVs even if I tried.

Well, you can change the UI theme and that can change it radically on the UX side. The global navigation paradigm of Kodi, which is aimed at making every plugin and feature browsable in the same way (drill down menus basically) won't change though

I know but those add-ons are:

- Very often untrusted third party software downloaded via a forum link.

- Have no guarantee of long term support.

- Are another layer of complexity to learn and maintain which is completely not in line with what a TV interface should be.

Re: Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Post by amelius »

drnick1 wrote: post #61
amelius wrote: post #25

Now we only need a TV that doesn't send screenshots back to the vendor.

This is easy, don't connect your TV to the Internet and use it as a monitor for a mini PC running Plasma Bigscreen.

If enough people do this, new TVs will stop working without an internet connection.
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