Serious Quick Settings Improvements
Feature summary
Gnome is supposed to be the standard for polished user experiences for Linux but the current implementation of the quick settings is not polished. Specifically there are 3 things that need to be improved:
- Editing quick settings by removing and moving entries
- Handle multiple pages of quick settings if there are many entries
- Handle expanding settings when there are space constraints
How would you like it to work
1. Editing quick settings by removing and moving entries
There should be a way for the user to edit the entries in the quick settings. The user should be able to remove entries that they do not need and move entries around to where they are more convenient like every other modern OS such as Android and Windows. The ideal, most common and convenient way is to add an edit button that would allow the user to do such changes. Alternatively, there could be an option in the settings to do the same thing.
2. Handle multiple pages of quick settings if there are many entries
As more settings are added, there should be a way to add them into the quick settings without running out of space. Pagination should be used where entries can be moved to different pages if there is not enough space similar to Android. Alternatively, it could be possible to have all the entries in the same page and have the user be able to scroll.
3. Handle expanding settings when there are space constraints
Currently, if a setting has too many options and/or the screen is too small, some of the options are cut off. This is not a great user experience. Instead of expanding the whole quick settings component, it could have a different page which would show all the options for that quick settings and nothing else. Then the user should be able to go back to view all the options again.
Relevant links, screenshots, screencasts etc.
1. Editing quick settings by removing and moving entries This is how it is handled in Windows 11:
This is how it is handled on Android (Oxygen OS):
2. Handle multiple pages of quick settings if there are many entries
This is how multiple pages are handled on Android:
3. Handle expanding settings when there are space constraints
Here the about buttons with arrows can represent the quick setting entries.
Pressing on an option takes the user in a different page in the same menu. The user can then return back using the back button. The quick settings should function the same way.