The term widget was invented here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Athena
An icon by anyother name is still just an icon.
Right, but these are interactive components. They are not icons.
You are right in that no one is forced to lock them down. However, if you don't they will get scattered all over the desktop willy-nilly at random.
I have never seen this happen. Did this not happen to you in KDE 3 without locking? Then why should it happen in KDE 4 without locking?
And, in this sense, you cannot add new ones to the desktop it's not even offered from the selection menu unless the desktop is unlocked.
But you are going to leave it unlocked anyway, no?
My main point here is why is it necessary to "lock down" the desktop inorder to have a stable desktop?
It is not necessary. It is an additional feature that KDE 3 did not have, and one that you are free not to use.
I assume that you are now referring to the icons in Konqueror.
No, I am referring to the icons on the desktop.
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