Bug 129818

Summary:	Kicker panel does not hide when using a Xinerama layout
Product:	[Plasma] kicker	Reporter:	Andrej <aa>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	grundleborg, kde
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Unlisted Binaries
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Andrej 2006-06-26 01:57:56 UTC

Version:           3.5.2 (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Unspecified Linux
Compiler:          gcc 4.0 -march=pentium-m -O2
OS:                Linux

I am using an Asus M2N with the Intel 855 GM chipset. When Xinerama is turned on, the kicker panel does not hide. It sometimes hides when windows are manipulated extensively, but this does not have anything in common with the mouse cursor position. Furthermore, it does not match the chosen hiding interval in any obvious way.

I have already noticed this strange behaviour even in a single head layout. In that case, any change to the configuration dialog (undone right afterwards and confirmed by the "Apply" button) restored law and order. Unfortunately, this approach does not help in dual-head layouts.

Comment 1 Neil Skrypuch 2007-01-09 18:05:41 UTC

I've noticed this too. I've just switched from a single head configuration to a dual head configuration (using a Geforce 6600 and KDE 3.5.5 in both cases). Kicker will often get "stuck" in visible mode, although it sometimes will hide itself again later, but I've yet to find any good way to coax it into hiding again.

One interesting thing to note is that when I moved kicker on to screen two from screen one, this problem seems to go away completely. Likewise with kicker spanning both screens.

Comment 2 Neil Skrypuch 2007-03-07 23:21:17 UTC

This is still an issue with KDE 3.5.6.

Comment 3 Aldoo 2007-06-28 21:28:11 UTC

... and still in KDE 3.5.7 ! With an other bug : when the bar is in hidden mode, I can't move windows from one screen to another. 
Well in KDE 4, kicker will be no more, so don't act !

Comment 4 George Goldberg 2008-01-07 05:45:46 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 118551 ***