General Behavior

## General Behavior

Burkhard Lück `<lueck@hube-lueck.de>`

Natalie Clarius `<natalie_clarius@yahoo.de>`

Revision Plasma
5.27 (2023-01-30)

This is a module to configure general workspace behavior.

Display informational tooltips on mouse hover

  If this option is checked, tooltips are displayed hovering items in the Plasma panel or on the desktop.

Display visual feedback for status changes

  If you change e.g. brightness and volume using the keyboard these status changes are displayed in an OSD.

Animation speed

  Allows you to set the speed of desktop effect animations from Slow to Instant.

Clicking files or folders → Opens them

  If this option is checked, then files and folders will be opened with a single click of the left mouse button. To select files and folders, you can left-click on their selection markers, drag a selection rectangle around them, or Ctrl+Left-click. This is the default behavior, and it's designed to be consistent with what you would expect when you click links in web browsers.

Clicking files or folders → Selects them

  If this option is checked, then files and folders must be double-clicked to be opened, while a single click will select them. This is the behavior you may know from other desktops or operating systems.

Clicking in scrollbar track → Scrolls one page up and down

  This is the default setting. Left-click in scrollbar track moves scrollbar by one page.

Clicking in scrollbar track → Scrolls to the clicked location

  Turns on the behavior when the scroll handle position jumps right to the position in the document where you have clicked. This is the behavior you may know from other desktops or operating systems.

Middle Click → Paste selected text

  If this option is checked, middle-clicking in a text field will paste from the clipboard, just like you would with Ctrl+V.

Touch Mode

  In Touch Mode, many elements of the user interface will become larger to more easily accommodate touch interaction.

Touch Mode → Automatically enable as needed

  If this option is selected, Touch Mode will be automatically activated whenever the system detects a touchscreen but no mouse or touchpad. For example: when a transformable laptop's keyboard is flipped around or detached.

Touch Mode → Always enabled

  If this option is selected, Touch Mode will always be enabled. Use this option if you use Plasma primarily with a touchscreen, or prefer larger click targets for other reasons.

Touch Mode → Never enabled

  If this option is selected, Touch Mode will always be disabled. Use this option if you don't need Touch Mode on your device.