And this is so because… of what? Based on what observation? It is so in your opinion, and you are stating this opinion as fact - this is what bothers me. The only ones who really can make this a fact are the developers of the DEs, and one of those developers has just made very clear that - at least for KDE - your observation is just not true. Quite the opposite - they have stated that it WAS a bug, that it SHOULD be possible to store whatever you want on the Desktop. And with all repect given: I think if the developers of KDE decide it that way than that is no opinion but a fact.
And, again: Not the fact that you HAVE to do it that way, but that it is meant to be possible that way.
Absolutely. Even with gnome you can install an extension that enables desktop icons. I know that this is possible with KDE and XFCE for example.
Excuse me that I have expressed my opinion. Excuse me that you perceived this as so I was stating a fact.
But I was triggered by your statement that “a Desktop is meant to be with desktop icons”. And that is not true anymore. Period.
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First of all: Didn’t mean to trigger you, and I did the same to you as you did to me - so apologies: I also stated my opinion as fact.
That said and done: But why, though? If the developers are providing this possibility, than that is “one of” the ways it is meant to be, isn’t it?
From my experience working in the IT department of an architecture firm, I would say this statement is not accurate. Pretty much all of the users whose machines I connect to throughout the day keep a lot of stuff on the desktop. The usual suspects are application shortcuts or commonly accessed files, but it is absolutely common for folks to use their desktop as the go-to place for all files, especially new ones or stuff they are actively working on.
Frequently I see desktops that are so full of icons that sometimes the users have trouble finding stuff they are looking for. Ironically, these users are typically resistant to the idea of adding a few folders to organize and tidy up the desktop because they are afraid they won’t be able to find anything.
Most folks don’t have desktops that are completely full side-to-side, but pretty much everyone actively uses the desktop and has a lot of stuff on it. I am the only person I am aware of in the 300+ person company who has a completely empty desktop with no icons.
All that to say, the traditional desktop paradigm is absolutely alive and well. It may be more common these days for people to adopt less traditional workflows, but still: my (completely anecdotal) guess would be most people still live and die by a desktop-centric workflow.
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