This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/17/this-week-in-plasma-dark-mode-switch-and-global-push-to-talk/
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/17/this-week-in-plasma-dark-mode-switch-and-global-push-to-talk/
16 Comments
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 214d
Global push-to-talk is going to be wild for meetings. In the gazillion years when my work laptop finally ships an up-to-date version of Plasma, that is. Still on 5.27. 🫠
isgleas@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 214d
I have already (kind of) implemented this by programming a shortcut into my keyboard, and it was working ok until this week, that I found some "ai asisted" conference apps mute you in-app when they detect your mic being muted for some time, and do not un-mute you afterwards
I hope this push to talk feature solves that
Matty_r@programming.dev · 1 pts · 214d
Turn the mic volume down to zero instead of muting the mic?
isgleas@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 214d
Not 0, but maybe 1% could work. However, my mic is an external one, when muted/unmuted an status led serves as a visual queue, which is quite helpful. Tinkering with %volume would disable this
kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 213d
Could try to create a virtual device that serves only to relay the microphone without getting muted itself
Everyday0764@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 211d
your work laptop ships with plasma?? i still live in the stone age with a forced windows pc for work.
Goldmaster@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 214d
Ironic that automatic day night mode comes to Linux and Windows 11 doesn't even have this feature so you have to rely on a 3rd party tool.
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 10 pts · 214d
Why ironic? It should be clear by now that Linux is the superior system in nearly every way.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 213d
This sounds extremely elitist, even when I agree with the words that you wrote. 😅
Microsoft just doesn't need to innovate, because they already hold a monopoly. If they do innovate, it's something their investors care about, not their users...
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 7 pts · 213d
Oh! No no! Don't get me wrong! I do not think Linux users are superior to Windows users, just that Linux as a platform is superior because it tends to respect users' more, protects their privacy, often people developing for Linux tend to think about how to make their software more useful (as opposed to just more profitable), which in turn leads to an overall better platform for users.
It is a superior (as in "better") choice for the people.
thor@mast.ttk.is · 3 pts · 213d
@Bro666 @Ephera this is it exactly. Those that take it the other way have a much too strong bipartisan way of thinking - everything is on exaggerated scales of a vs b, attacking the person, not the subject.
💪👏🏻 well said!
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 213d
No worries, I did not get you wrong. I commented, because I (rightly) assumed that you care to not sound elitist.
I think, a big part of the problem is that saying one choice is superior kind of implies in itself that people who don't make this same choice are not the smartest.
Obviously, in reality there is a lot of other factors, like inertia (you don't have to be stupid to not want to learn a different system) and well, the system being separate from the ecosystem (all the light/dark mode features won't convince someone to switch who strictly needs an application that won't run on Linux).
But yeah, if people don't pick up on this nuance or don't give you the benefit of the doubt, that just is likely to sound elitist to them... 🫠
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 213d
...I also think Linux users are better than Windows users.
thor@mast.ttk.is · 1 pts · 213d
@caseyweederman @Bro666 that only means one of three things:
a) your sample size of Linux users is too small
b) the echo chamber of Linux users you measure yourself against is too homogeneous (and y'all happen to be nice guys)
or c) you really aren't a nice guy and you just look down on all Windows users equally.
There's a lot of nice Windows users - and there's a lot of not-so-nice Linux users. Don't get confused when measuring up people - judging a whole group from your POV isn't good at all.
thor@mast.ttk.is · 1 pts · 212d
@caseyweederman @Bro666 Remember - from the proper POV, everyone's an asshole :)
magguzu@lemmy.pt · 5 pts · 214d
LET'S GO the night mode switch was a big missing feature for me. Around 3pm this time of year my office gets so bright and I have to go in settings to switch it lol