I don't understand why the KDE teams let so many padding and alignment issues go through each release. Some of them are particularly jarring. For example, if you look at the screenshot of the system settings in the announcement, the pictures with two lines of subtext are above the ones with only one line despite them being the same size. It might seem minor but the situation repeats everywhere.
I understand it might not be a priority of the project but it leaves me with the feeling of something left unfinished and makes KDE completely unusable for me.
Edit: I feel like I need to edit my post because I am unnecessarily negative. Fixing the visual might actually be a huge task and I think KDE is getting better every release. A huge thank you to the team for the effort they pour into developing free software.
You will be happy to hear that a fix for the padding in the system settings should come with the next update of the KDE frameworks. Sadly the libraries release schedule is a bit out of sync with Plasma release schedule.
>While I agree with you, that's nothing a custom theme / engine can't fix.
For many people this is a turn off rather than a great thing. I've been using Ubuntu and the Arch for many years before switching to macOS (OSX at the time).
Even now you have to compile and install a custom theming engine[1] in KDE to apple decent themes
> For many people this is a turn off rather than a great thing. I've been using Ubuntu and the Arch for many years before switching to macOS (OSX at the time).
I don't follow: you point out an issue with KDE styling before saying you use MacOS that is even harder to style?
I understand it might not be a priority of the project but it leaves me with the feeling of something left unfinished and makes KDE completely unusable for me.
Edit: I feel like I need to edit my post because I am unnecessarily negative. Fixing the visual might actually be a huge task and I think KDE is getting better every release. A huge thank you to the team for the effort they pour into developing free software.