Ouch.

For every change there is an angry Linux user. Even when it is easily disabled and never a problem again.

On the flip side - how often do you install new programs so this becomes an annoyance in the first place?

I install something new maybe once a month or less for desktop use. I have not even noticed this blip.

Somewhat more often in and for terminal use.

I was very annoyed when I got this, but remembered that it's KDE, and turning it off is 4 clicks. Proprietary software often doesn't allow you to turn this off (easily). Windows has this "feature", where is the setting?

I don't think it's a productive "feature", but considering it can be turned off so easily I don't consider it a complete showstopper.

Lol does that mean he should donate the second 100€

I’m glad there’s a toggle, it seems like it would actually be useful here but I’d probably turn it off.

With that said, there’s a special place in hell for the multitudes of apps that have red notification dots all over the UI with no clear indicator as to what they’re about or how to clear them :D

Thing like this are why there's a million settings in KDE; every dev is prepared for the inevitable "but I hate it, make it go away" complaint. Granted, this complainer was pretty respectful and threw in a donation to soften the blow. Most people just act entitled, like the dev personally affronted them with their update.

I think it's a great feature. I can now quickly find the thing I just installed in my menu.

Funny little read there.

There is a setting, but I was equally annoyed that it is on by default.

Even more surprising - when I launched the new app miltiple times, it was still marked as new.

Hahaha, what a great way to start tuesday morning.

I find this complaint very strange. It's a dot. It helps people find what they installed.

But if this person doesn't need it, how would they ever see it? Most power users I know never even look in the menu, so they would never know there is a dot in the first place.

I'll never understand why this "new/green dot" thing exist, but I'll also never understand why it would bother anyone. lol. Like, it's in kick-off. How often are you scrolling through kick-off? Does anyone keep that menu open at all times that it triggers your OCD seeing it? Am I missing something? Or is it just people seeking attention?

I know 3 people that get mad at me when I don't clear the dot for new inventory/lore items in video game menus by scrolling over each one

It's open source, you can remove it yourself BTW

Are you trying to bribe the devs to remove a harmless feature that can get turned off with two clicks?! Seriously??

Buried the lead all the way in the comments section

It seems useful to me. When you've installed a new application you can immediately see which category it was put in. That said, glad it can be turned off for those who don't like it.

I like this feature because sometimes apps have weird names and I can't remember what they're called a day or two later.

How does this have anything to do with "impact driven development"?

I think the person is either misunderstanding the purpose of the indicator or has PTSD from seeing that kind of highlights somewhere else. This only highlights what the user has installed recently so that they can find where in the menu was it added. It's tied to user action, not the developers of the app doing any update or anything like this..

open application launcher.. upper right corner open settings... turn off the feature 🙄