Configuration keys
List of all the configurations keys available for the scripting API
Here you find a list of commonly used configuration keys to use with the writeConfig()
command. Where the documentation notes that a key is in a subgroup other than General
,
remember to first use currentConfigGroup
.
org.kde.plasma.analogclock
General
- showSecondHand: (
Bool
, default:false
) - showTimezoneString: (
Bool
, default:false
)
org.kde.plasma.appmenu
Appearance
- compactView: (
Bool
, default:false
) If true it only shows a button for the application menu.
org.kde.plasma.calendar
Agenda
- startOfWorkingDay: (
int
, default:9
) - endOfWorkingDay: (
int
, default:17
) - showWeekNumbers: (
Bool
, default:false
) - compactDisplay: (
String
, default:d
)
org.kde.plasma.clipboard
General
- barcodeType: (
String
, default:QRCode
)
org.kde.plasma.devicenotifier
General
- removableDevices: (
Bool
, default:true
) If true it lists removable devices, such as USB thumbdrives. Only one between removableDevices, nonRemovableDevices and allDevices should be set. - nonRemovableDevices: (
Bool
, default:false
) If true it lists non removable devices, such as internal harddrives. Only one between removableDevices, nonRemovableDevices and allDevices should be set. - allDevices: (
Bool
, default:false
) If true it lists all kind of devices. Only one between removableDevices, nonRemovableDevices and allDevices should be set. - popupOnNewDevice: (
Bool
, default:true
) If true it tries to open the plasmoid when a new device is inserted, as a kind of notification.
org.kde.plasma.digitalclock
Appearance
- showLocalTimezone: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether the time zone should be displayed when the clock is showing the local time zone. - showSeconds: (
Enum
, default:1
) How seconds should be shown in the clock. - showDate: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether the date should be shown next to the clock. - dateFormat: (
string
, default:shortDate
) The date format to display. Options are: shortDate, longDate, isoDate or custom. - customDateFormat: (
string
, default:ddd d
) Custom date format string. - autoFontAndSize: (
Bool
, default:true
) Use Plasma default font and automatically determine font size. - fontFamily: (
string
, default:null
) Font family. e.g "arial". The system font is used if this is not set. - boldText: (
Bool
, default:false
) Sets the font to bold. - italicText: (
Bool
, default:false
) Sets the font to italic. - fontWeight: (
Int
, default:50
) Sets font weight. - fontStyleName: (
string
, default:null
) Sets font style - fontSize: (
Int
, default:10
) Sets font size. - timeFormat: (
string
, default:default
) - selectedTimeZones: (
StringList
, default:Local
) A list of the configured time zones. Format is "Europe/London". Special entry "Local" indicates system time zone. - lastSelectedTimezone: (
String
, default:Local
) When multiple time zones are configured, this is the one shown on widget restore. Typically the system's current time zone. - wheelChangesTimezone: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether the mouse wheel switches between the time zones configured in selectedTimeZones. - displayTimezoneFormat: (
Enum
, default:0
) Whether the time zone is displayed as a code i.e. "GMT", full text i.e. "London" or UTC offset "+1". - showWeekNumbers: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether the calendar should show week numbers. - use24hFormat: (
UInt
, default:1
) Force the clock to use 12/24 hour time, instead of following the user locale. - firstDayOfWeek: (
Int
, default:-1
) Force the calendar to use a specific week day as first day of a week. -1 means follow user locale, 0 is Sunday, 1 is Monday, etc. - enabledCalendarPlugins: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) A list of plugins where additional calendar event data can be sourced. - pin: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether the popup should remain open when another window is activated - dateDisplayFormat: (
Enum
, default:0
) Whether the date should be shown below or beside the time
org.kde.plasma.icon
General
- url: (
String
, default:empty string
) - localPath: (
String
, default:empty string
)
org.kde.plasma.lock_logout
General
- show_requestShutDown: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to shut down the system. - show_requestReboot: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to reboot the system. - show_requestLogout: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to logout. - show_requestLogoutScreen: (
Bool
, default:true
) Show an option to display the logout screen. - show_lockScreen: (
Bool
, default:true
) Show an option to lock the system. - show_switchUser: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to switch user. - show_suspendToDisk: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to suspend the system to disk (hibernate). - show_suspendToRam: (
Bool
, default:false
) Show an option to suspend the system suspend.
org.kde.plasma.panelspacer
General
- expanding: (
bool
, default:true
) If true, the spacer tries to take all the available space in the panel. - length: (
Int
, default:-1
) length in pixels of the spacer. Configuration effective only if expanding is set to false. A negative value means an invalid value that should be completely ignored.
org.kde.plasma.binaryclock
General
- showOffLeds: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showSeconds: (
Bool
, default:true
) - useCustomColorForActive: (
Bool
, default:false
) - customColorForActive: (
Color
, default:green
) - useCustomColorForInactive: (
Bool
, default:false
) - customColorForInactive: (
Color
, default:red
) - useCustomColorForGrid: (
Bool
, default:false
) - customColorForGrid: (
Color
, default:blue
)
org.kde.plasma.colorpicker
General
- history: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) - autoClipboard: (
Bool
, default:true
) - defaultFormat: (
String
, default:#RRGGBB
) - pickOnActivate: (
Bool
, default:true
) - compactPreviewCount: (
Int
, default:1
)
org.kde.plasma_applet_dict
General
- dictionary: (
String
, default:all
)
org.kde.plasma.fifteenpuzzle
Appearance
- imagePath: (
String
, default:empty string
) - useImage: (
Bool
, default:false
) - showNumerals: (
Bool
, default:true
) - boardColor: (
Color
, default:#333333
) - numberColor: (
Color
, default:#ffffff
) - boardSize: (
Int
, default:4
)
org.kde.plasma.fuzzyclock
Appearance
- fuzzyness: (
Int
, default:1
) - boldText: (
Bool
, default:false
) - italicText: (
Bool
, default:false
)
org.kde.plasma.keyboardindicator
General
- key: (
StringList
, default:Caps Lock
)
org.kde.plasma.mediaframe
General
- interval: (
Double
, default:10.0
) - randomize: (
Bool
, default:true
) - pauseOnMouseOver: (
Bool
, default:true
) - leftClickOpenImage: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showCountdown: (
Bool
, default:true
) - fillMode: (
int
, default:1
)
Paths
- pathList: (
StringList
, default:empty list
)
org.kde.plasma.notes
General
- color: (
String
, default:yellow
) - fontSize: (
int
, default:null
) - noteId: (
String
, default:empty string
) - scrollX: (
Double
, default:0
) - scrollY: (
Double
, default:0
) - cursorPosition: (
Int
, default:0
)
org.kde.plasma.quicklaunch
General
- maxSectionCount: (
Int
, default:1
) - showLauncherNames: (
Bool
, default:false
) - enablePopup: (
Bool
, default:false
) - title: (
String
, default:empty string
) - launcherUrls: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) - popupUrls: (
StringList
, default:empty list
)
org.kde.plasma.timer
General
- predefinedTimers: (
StringList
, default:30,60,120,300,450,600,900,1200,1500,1800,2700,3600
) - running: (
int
, default:0
) - seconds: (
int
, default:0
) - savedAt: (
DateTime
, default:null
) - showTitle: (
Bool
, default:false
) - title: (
String
, default:Timer
) - showRemainingTime: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showSeconds: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showTimerToggle: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showProgressBar: (
Bool
, default:false
) - showNotification: (
Bool
, default:true
) - notificationText: (
String
, default:Timer finished
) - runCommand: (
Bool
, default:false
) - command: (
String
, default:empty string
)
org.kde.plasma.userswitcher
General
- showFace: (
Bool
, default:false
) - showName: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showFullName: (
Bool
, default:true
) - showTechnicalInfo: (
Bool
, default:false
)
org.kde.plasma.weather
WeatherStation
- updateInterval: (
int
, default:30
) - source: (
string
, default:null
)
Appearance
- showTemperatureInCompactMode: (
bool
, default:false
) - showTemperatureInBadge: (
bool
, default:false
) - showTemperatureInTooltip: (
bool
, default:true
) - showWindInTooltip: (
bool
, default:true
) - showPressureInTooltip: (
bool
, default:false
) - showHumidityInTooltip: (
bool
, default:true
)
Units
- temperatureUnit: (
int
, default:null
) - pressureUnit: (
int
, default:null
) - speedUnit: (
int
, default:null
) - visibilityUnit: (
int
, default:null
)
org.kde.plasma.webbrowser
General
- useDefaultUrl: (
Bool
, default:false
) - defaultUrl: (
String
, default:https://www.kde.org/
) - url: (
String
, default:https://www.kde.org/
) - useMinViewWidth: (
Bool
, default:true
) - minViewWidth: (
Int
, default:600
) - constantZoomFactor: (
Int
, default:100
) - icon: (
String
, default:empty string
) The name of the icon used in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel). - favIcon: (
String
, default:empty string
) The url of the website's favicon that is saved in the last session. - useFavIcon: (
Bool
, default:true
) Use the website's favicon instead of a system icon - enableNavigationBar: (
Bool
, default:true
) - privateBrowsing: (
Bool
, default:true
)
org.kde.plasma.keyboardlayout
General
- displayStyle: (
Enum
, default:0
) Whether to show text, a flag, or both on the compact representation.
org.kde.plasma.kicker
General
- icon: (
String
, default:start-here-kde-symbolic
) The name of the icon to use for the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel). - useCustomButtonImage: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to use a custom image instead of an icon in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel). - customButtonImage: (
Url
, default:null
) The URL of the custom image to use instead of an icon in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel). - appNameFormat: (
Int
, default:0
) The format used in the display of application names: 0 = NameOnly, 1 = GenericNameOnly, 2 = NameAndGenericName, 3 = GenericNameAndName - limitDepth: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to flatten top-level menu categories to a single level instead of displaying sub-categories. - alphaSort: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to sort menu contents alphabetically or use manual/system sort order. - recentOrdering: (
Int
, default:0
) How should the previously used apps/docs be ordered: 0 = RecentFirst, 1 = PopularFirst - favoriteApps: (
StringList
, default:preferred://browser,org.kde.kontact.desktop,systemsettings.desktop,org.kde.dolphin.desktop,org.kde.discover
) List of general favorites. Supported values are menu id's (usually .desktop file names), special URLs that expand into default applications (e.g. preferred://browser), document URLs and KPeople contact URIs. - favoriteSystemActions: (
StringList
, default:logout,reboot,shutdown
) List of system action favorites. - favoritesPortedToKAstats: (
Bool
, default:false
) Are the favorites ported to use KActivitiesStats to allow per-activity favorites - hiddenApplications: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) List of menu id's (usually .desktop file names) of apps that should not be shown in the menu. - showRecentApps: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show the "Recent Applications" category. - showRecentDocs: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show the "Recent Files" category. - useExtraRunners: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to use additional KRunner plugins to produce results in the search. - extraRunners: (
StringList
, default:krunner_shell,krunner_bookmarksrunner,baloosearch,locations
) The plugin id's of additional KRunner plugins to use. Only used if useExtraRunners is true. - alignResultsToBottom: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to align search results to the bottom of the menu representation (e.g. panel popup) instead of the top. - showIconsRootLevel: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to show icons on the root level of the menu.
org.kde.plasma.kickoff
General
- icon: (
String
, default:start-here-kde-symbolic
) The name of the icon used in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel). - menuLabel: (
string
, default:null
) Text label for the Panel button - appNameFormat: (
Int
, default:2
) The format used in the display of application names: 0 = NameOnly, 1 = GenericNameOnly, 2 = NameAndGenericName, 3 = GenericNameAndName - favorites: (
StringList
, default:preferred://browser,org.kde.kontact.desktop,systemsettings.desktop,org.kde.dolphin.desktop,org.kde.discover.desktop
) List of general favorites. Supported values are menu id's (usually .desktop file names), special URLs that expand into default applications (e.g. preferred://browser), document URLs and KPeople contact URIs. - systemFavorites: (
StringList
, default:suspend,hibernate,reboot,shutdown
) List of system action favorites. - primaryActions: (
Int
, default:0
) Which actions should be displayed in the footer: 0 = Power, 1 = Session, 2 = Custom, 3 = Power and session - favoritesPortedToKAstats: (
Bool
, default:false
) Are the favorites ported to use KActivitiesStats to allow per-activity favorites - systemApplications: (
StringList
, default:systemsettings.desktop,org.kde.kinfocenter.desktop,org.kde.discover.desktop
) List of applications at the top of the "Computer" tab. - paneSwap: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to swap the sidebar and content panes - favoritesDisplay: (
Int
, default:0
) How to display favorites: 0 = Grid, 1 = List - applicationsDisplay: (
Int
, default:1
) How to display applications: 0 = Grid, 1 = List - alphaSort: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to sort menu contents alphabetically or use manual/system sort order. - pin: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether the popup should remain open when another window is activated - showActionButtonCaptions: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to display captions ("shut down", "log out", etc.) for the footer action buttons - compactMode: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to use a compact display style for list items
org.kde.plasma.kimpanel
Appearance
- vertical_lookup_table: (
Bool
, default:false
) - use_default_font: (
Bool
, default:true
) - font: (
Font
, default:null
) - hiddenList: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) - scaleIconsToFit: (
bool
, default:false
) Whether to automatically scale System Tray icons to fix the available thickness of the panel. If false, tray icons will be capped at the smallMedium size (22px) and become a two-row/column layout when the panel is thick.
org.kde.plasma.marginsseparator
General
- icon: (
String
, default:user-desktop
)
org.kde.plasma.pager
General
- displayedText: (
Enum
, default:2
) The text to show inside the desktop rectangles. - showWindowOutlines: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show window outlines. - showWindowIcons: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to show window icons inside the window rectangles. - showOnlyCurrentScreen: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to limit the Pager to the set of windows and the geometry of the screen the widget resides on. - wrapPage: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to wrap page when navigating with pager - currentDesktopSelected: (
Enum
, default:0
) What to do on left-mouse click on a desktop rectangle. - pagerLayout: (
Enum
, default:0
) The layout style used for the presentation.
org.kde.plasma.showActivityManager
General
- showActivityName: (
Bool
, default:true
) Show the current activity name - showActivityIcon: (
Bool
, default:true
) Show the current activity icon instead of the applet icon
org.kde.plasma.showdesktop
General
- icon: (
String
, default:user-desktop-symbolic
)
org.kde.plasma.taskmanager
General
- showOnlyCurrentScreen: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to show only window tasks that are on the same screen as the widget. - showOnlyCurrentDesktop: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to only show tasks that are on the current virtual desktop. - showOnlyCurrentActivity: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show only tasks that are on the current activity. - showOnlyMinimized: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to show only window tasks that are minmized. - unhideOnAttention: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to unhide if a window wants attention. - groupingStrategy: (
Enum
, default:1
) How tasks are grouped: 0 = Do Not Group, 1 = By Program Name - groupedTaskVisualization: (
Enum
, default:0
) What happens when clicking on a grouped task: 0 = cycle through grouped tasks, 1 = try to show tooltips, 2 = try to show present Windows effect, 3 = show textual list (AKA group dialog) - groupPopups: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether groups are to be reduced to a single task button and expand into a popup or task buttons are grouped on the widget itself. - onlyGroupWhenFull: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to group always or only when the widget runs out of space to show additional task buttons comfortably. - groupingAppIdBlacklist: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) The id's (usually .desktop file names) of applications that should not have their tasks grouped. - groupingLauncherUrlBlacklist: (
StringList
, default:empty list
) The launcher URLs (usually .desktop file or executable URLs) of applications that should not have their tasks grouped. - sortingStrategy: (
Int
, default:1
) How to sort tasks: 0 = Do Not Sort, 1 = Manually, 2 = Alphabetically, 3 = By Desktop, 4 = By Activity - separateLaunchers: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether launcher tasks are sorted separately at the left side of the widget or can be mixed with other tasks. - hideLauncherOnStart: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether launcher tasks should be hidden when their application is launched. - maxStripes: (
Int
, default:1
) The maximum number of rows (in a horizontal-orientation containment, i.e. panel) or columns (in a vertical-orientation containment) to layout task buttons in. - forceStripes: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to try and always layout task buttons in as many rows/columns as set via maxStripes. - showToolTips: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show tooltips when hovering task buttons. - taskMaxWidth: (
Enum
, default:1
) Tune the max width of task items. - wheelEnabled: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether using the mouse wheel with the mouse pointer above the widget should switch between tasks. - wheelSkipMinimized: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to skip minimized tasks when switching between them using the mouse wheel. - highlightWindows: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to request the window manager highlight windows when hovering corresponding task tooltips. - launchers: (
StringList
, default:applications:systemsettings.desktop,applications:org.kde.discover.desktop,preferred://filemanager,preferred://browser
) The list of launcher tasks on the widget. Usually .desktop file or executable URLs. Special URLs such as preferred://browser that expand to default applications are supported. - middleClickAction: (
Enum
, default:2
) What to do on middle-mouse click on a task button. - indicateAudioStreams: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to indicate applications that are playing audio including an option to mute them. - fill: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether task manager should occupy all available space. - taskHoverEffect: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether task buttons should change in appearance when the mouse pointer is above them. - maxTextLines: (
Int
, default:0
) The maximum number of text lines to show in a task button. 0 means no limit. - minimizeActiveTaskOnClick: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to minimize the currently-active task when clicked. If false, clicking on the currently-active task will do nothing. - reverseMode: (
Bool
, default:false
) Whether to grow the tasks in according to system configuration or opposite to system configuration. - iconSpacing: (
Int
, default:1
) Spacing between icons in task manager. Margin is multiplied by this value.
org.kde.plasma.windowlist
General
- showText: (
Bool
, default:true
) Whether to show the window title when the applet is used on a horizontal panel