Bouncy Ball will always bounce back
a month ago
- #KDE
- #Widget
- #Nostalgia
- The KDE Bouncy Ball widget is a classic desktop extension that was popular in KDE 4.
- Originally created by Thomas Gillespie in 2008, it was included by default in KDE 4 but disappeared with Plasma 5 due to technical changes.
- Eike Hein ported the widget to Plasma 5 in 2017, bringing it back to life.
- The author recently ported the Bouncy Ball widget to Plasma 6, making it available again in the KDE Store.
- Updates include single-click functionality to bounce the ball and a 'Restore Defaults' button in the configuration.
- Future plans include adding a soothing bounce sound, configurable ball colors, and improving the ball container's appearance.
- The widget represents the personal and playful side of software, creating emotional connections with users.
- Other nostalgic widgets mentioned include Kteatime and the CPU cat widget.