> like turning file copy dialogs into notification toasts
That's a great thing that I'm surprised other DEs don't do. Works really well for file downloads too. It makes intuitive sense and the fact that finished state is retained in notification history is such a helpful thing that genuinely improves user experience for someone with such a poor working memory as mine that it's really weird to see someone calling it weird.
I don’t mind seeing completions in my notifications and having the option to show progress in notifications is fine, but I also want the option for a boring old dialog, preferably with the ability to expand and show a high level of detail (think Windows file copy dialogs) that isn’t practical in a notification bubble.
> preferably with the ability to expand and show a high level of detail (think Windows file copy dialogs) that isn’t practical in a notification bubble.
Why do you think it's not practical? That's what Plasma offers already and I'm using it often.
That's a great thing that I'm surprised other DEs don't do. Works really well for file downloads too. It makes intuitive sense and the fact that finished state is retained in notification history is such a helpful thing that genuinely improves user experience for someone with such a poor working memory as mine that it's really weird to see someone calling it weird.