System Settings Behind the Scene
summary
Plasma moves most system settings modules onto a KConfigXT-backed flow that auto-generates C++ skeletons and binds widgets so apply/reset/default buttons and immutability work correctly without hand wiring. A new managed config module plus KCM module data lets the UI load only settings metadata so the defaults-highlighting feature shows changed keys across modules. Hundreds of modules are ported but limitations remain: incomplete QtQuick support and extra work for non-kcfg backends like QSettings or GConf. KConfigXT and managed config module enable the fixes.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to system settings
- 1:27Modules in system settings
- 2:51Config framework basics
- 4:47Config XT solution
- 8:24Porting to Config XT
- 10:14Highlighting changed settings
- 13:50KCM module data
- 15:37Future ideas for settings
- 20:55Q&A session
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