Plasma 5.18 was a pretty buggy release, and I'd like to start a
discussion about how we think it happened and what we can do better next
time. Here are some of the top bugs that our users are reporting:
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417424 [Can't enter edit mode if
widgets were previously locked]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=416358 [Can't apply changes in
Fonts KCM]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417351 [FormLayout positioning
and width regressions]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415155 [Broken closing from
Present Windows]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412331 [GTK2 apps suffer from
visual glitches particularly when using dark color schemes]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417454 [Emoji panel is really slow]
- Emoji panel doesn't work properly if you don't have the right fonts
and ibus packages installed
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417127 [Can't turn off Baloo]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417511 [Un-maximized dark panels
have white corners]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=416331 [Unnecessary horizontal
scrollbar in plasma-pa KCM]
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417437 [Scrollview overlap in
Baloo KCM]
Looking through the list, I can't see any one common thread.
Some of these bugs were caused by un-reviewed commits, but others were
caused by commits that were reviewed by multiple people. Some bugs were
simply not found during the beta period, while others were discovered
early but not prioritized. Some changes were rushed in at the last
minute, but others went in months ago. Some bugs are in Plasma, but
others are in Frameworks products, most notably Kirigami,
qqc2-desktop-style, and plasma-framework.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how we can do better?
(also, focusing on issues in the list above would be much appreciated :) )
Nate
