370964 2016-10-16 17:25:47 +0000 "Auto-Hide" mode does not work when using "Switch desktop on edge > Always enabled" setting 2026-06-10 07:33:36 +0000 1 1 4 Plasma plasmashell Panel 5.92.0 Kubuntu Linux RESOLVED FIXED https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351175 accessibility, qt6, usability HI normal 1.0 478797 1 rainer.uwe plasma-bugs-null alex765 alien243600+kdebug bshah christian gmoutso guaxim56gmsbr hakan jan.rathmann kde mkyral nate notmart postix sundoulos2 therapon https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/973596dedc7f276208a8a7877f7314253b1d1f22 6.8.0 0 oldest_to_newest 1632772 0 rainer.uwe 2016-10-16 17:25:47 +0000 When I select auto hide from the panel settings, the panel disappears for good and does not show after touching the screen top, bottom or sides. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open panel settings from the right hand corner of the panel. 2. Select > more settings. 3. Select > Auto Hide Actual Results: The panel disappears and does not show after pulling the the cursor against the window bottom. Expected Results: Panel should appear when I pull the cursor against the bottom and disappear when I move the cursor away from the window bottom. The problem is inherited already from the last version. I was hoping that the update to the 16.10 / KDE 5.7.5. version would fix the issue, but that didn't occur. The bug does not harm the system performance, but it sort of annoying. 1632843 1 bshah 2016-10-17 03:47:40 +0000 (In reply to Rainer Uwe Bode from comment #0) > When I select auto hide from the panel settings, the panel disappears for > good and does not show after touching the screen top, bottom or sides. Are you using touchscreen? Also can you please attach ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc file? Thanks. 1632930 2 kde 2016-10-17 10:10:00 +0000 Also do you have Switch Desktop on Edge enabled in System settings -> screen edges? Please set the status back to unconfirmed when you reply. 1633118 3 rainer.uwe 2016-10-18 00:47:12 +0000 David, in fact I had the Switch Desktop function enabled. After setting it to disabled auto-hide works perfectly. Thanks to all for taking the time to look into this. I love KDE and the Plasma Desktop. Best OS I have ever used. Where would I go to help more in the development? Kind regards. Rainer 1633220 4 notmart 2016-10-18 10:54:53 +0000 (In reply to Rainer Uwe Bode from comment #3) > David, in fact I had the Switch Desktop function enabled. After setting it > to disabled auto-hide works perfectly. Thanks to all for taking the time to > look into this. I love KDE and the Plasma Desktop. Best OS I have ever used. > > Where would I go to help more in the development? on irc at the channel #plasma on freenode and the mailinglist plasma-devel@kde.org (https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel) are a good start 1649594 5 gmoutso 2017-01-04 21:45:55 +0000 I came here because I also have this. And like Rainer, I also had the "switch desktops on edge" forgotten on. Once I unclick "switch.." the panel appears. My question is, should there be some hint to the user why the panel does not reappear? 1652863 6 kde 2017-01-08 20:44:20 +0000 *** Bug 360391 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** 1655683 7 hakan 2017-01-20 14:52:16 +0000 I'm having the same problem on Debian Testing. Some details: - I have switch desktop on edges while moving windows switched on. - I have two panels, the panel at the top, which contains the system tray is affected. Bottom panel always works as expected. - My panel behaves correctly, but then decides to stay hidden randomly, for no apparent reason. - Nudging the panel with some system tray action (like inserting a USB device) makes it re-appear for some time. - I have three KDE systems with the same configuration (I configured them by hand), and issue is consistent on all three. I'm a developer, so I'm interested in collaborating on fixing/testing effort. Last, but not the least, while not a grave bug, it really makes the experience miserable :) Regards, Hakan 1673517 8 christian 2017-04-26 19:14:35 +0000 Any updates here, team? I'm still seeing this in 5.9.4. I reported the problem 14 months ago in 360391... 1689568 9 therapon 2017-07-18 19:00:19 +0000 "Switch Desktop on Edge" does not respect the desktop layout. Always Enable assumes you want to use all four edges to switch desktops. In a 4x1 or anything x1 layout, top and bottom screen edges have nothing to switch to and should not be active (as it worked in KDE4). Expected behavior: top and bottom edges NOT enabled for 1 row of desktops; left and right edges NOT enabled if rows=desktops. 1703108 10 kde 2017-09-26 23:53:33 +0000 *** Bug 375658 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** 1998722 11 alex765 2021-01-29 02:59:32 +0000 As far as I could see, this problem still exists on Plasma 5.21 Beta. 2282584 12 jan.rathmann 2024-01-23 12:25:52 +0000 In Plasma 6.0 it is a bit better in that regard that an additional step is neccessary to trigger the problem: STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. In a fresh session (with one panel at bottom), start Systemsettings. 2. Go to "Window Management -> Virtual Desktops", change number of rows to 2 and then add a second virtual desktop to the second row. 3. Go to "Mouse & Touchpad -> Screen Edges" and set "Switch desktop on edges" to "Only when moving windows " 4. Right click on panel, "Enter edit mode", set panel visibility to auto-hide. 5. Auto-hide now seems to work as expected at first glance. 6. Move a non-maximized window so that it's border touches the bottom screen edge. ACTUAL RESULT The panel stays hidden and cannot be revealed by hovering the bottom screen edge with the cursor. A workaround to reveal it again is to press the Meta key to open the Application menu. EXPECTED RESULT The panel can still be simply revealed by mouse cursor. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION * With only 1 row of (at least 2) virtual desktops, it can be triggered in a similar way when the panel is on the right screen side. * Seems to independent of Wayland/X11. * Reproduced with self-build Plasma 6.0 and on Neon Unstable with current updates. 2456710 13 niccolo 2025-09-23 14:43:45 +0000 *** Bug 427799 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** 2518667 14 vlad.zahorodnii 2026-05-27 10:53:28 +0000 *** Bug 489778 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** 2521935 15 vlad.zahorodnii 2026-06-10 07:17:12 +0000 *** Bug 448206 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***