Public bug reported: The default plasma activity is called "New Activity".
This is confusing because it makes the "cashew" look like a button to be used to create a new activity rather than a way of accessing options related to the current activity (whatever it happens to be named). The purpose and functions of Activities are left for the user to discover by trial and error, and so they are not the easiest thing to get to grips with in the first place. The "New Activity" name can only make things worse, for example by implying that the menu items that pop up from the cashew are for creating new activities, potentially leading the user to believe that widgets and groups are both types of "activity". n.b.: I apologise that I was unable to find out what the proper name is for the thing that I know only as the "cashew". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.8.2a-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat May 26 16:23:08 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/plasma-desktop InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: kde-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004917 Title: Default activity name in English, "New Activity", is confusing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1004917/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs