Bug 307720

Summary:	Holding the mouse over a widget in Grid Desktop causes two widget settings bars to appear and overlap
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma4	Reporter:	Mircea Kitsune <sonichedgehog_hyperblast00>
Component:	widget-misc	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	minor	CC:	adaptee, sonichedgehog_hyperblast00, xolroc1
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.11.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://i48.tinypic.com/j10o48.png
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Description Mircea Kitsune 2012-10-02 12:25:53 UTC

This issue always existed since the Grid Desktop was implemented, but I thought it would be quickly found and fixed. Since it still happens in 4.8.5 (and after several years) I'm reporting it.

Widgets on the Grid Desktop cause two panels (settings / resize / rotate / remove icon bars) to pop up to the side when hovering the mouse over them. Depending on how you move the mouse, either each bar will pop up on a different side or both will appear in the same spot one over the other. One of those bars disappears soon after taking the mouse off the widget, while the other sticks around for longer. One bar has the full set of icons, while the additional one has only the "settings" and "close" icons. When the extra overlaps the normal one, it's impossible to click any of the icons on it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set the desktop type / layout to Grid Desktop.
2. Add at least one widget to the desktop (Analog Clock works).
3. Hover the mouse over it until the bar with configuration icons pops up to its side.
Actual Results:
As you hold the mouse over the widget, two bars will appear instead of one, usually overlapping each other and making themselves unusable.

Expected Results:
Only one bar should appear as you hover your mouse over the widget, like the other desktop layouts.

This doesn't happen with the normal Desktop layout, the Folder View layout or other desktops... it's an issue with the Grid Desktop. It still happens with a fresh configuration (.kde & .kde4 folders) and I remember the theme doesn't make any difference either (it happens with the official Air theme too). Image showing the problem here: http://i48.tinypic.com/j10o48.png

Comment 1 xolroc1 2013-09-01 22:50:02 UTC

Confirmed on Kubuntu (latest version as of 9/4/13)

Comment 2 Mircea Kitsune 2014-06-04 09:50:17 UTC

Issue still exists in 4.13.1. I don't know the code but this doesn't feel like something difficult to look into, if anyone with better code knowledge wishes to.

Comment 3 Mircea Kitsune 2015-01-27 19:23:32 UTC

I believe this can now be closed. The Grid Desktop component has been unmaintained for quite some time, and it's unlikely for it to ever get fixed. Further more, the Framework 5 plasmashell has builtin widget snapping, so the grid desktop is no longer needed at all. I tested and this problem doesn't exist in its case.