Bug 359653

Summary:	it is not possible anymore to overlap widgets, instead they resize
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Janet <bugzilla>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Edmundson <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	bshah, kde, michael, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.5.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Debian unstable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Janet 2016-02-21 23:15:39 UTC

In some cases I love to have overlapping widgets on the desktop - just a little bit, especially when they are rotated. Personal style and decoration ;). This was no problem with KDE 4. But with Plasma 5 the widgets just don't overlap anymore - and to make it worse, they resize on their own when I try to do so. Just found the perfect size for a widget - and it resizes on its own...

Is there a way to allow the widgets to overlap and to not snap to any grid? And to not resize on their own? I don't find any obvious "don't snap to grid" or "allow widgets to overlap" or "KDE4 behaviour" option in the desktop settings or systemsettings.

Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:  
Widgets must not resize on their own on the desktop. It should be possible for the user to arrange the widgets as he desires, even if the widgets overlap.

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2016-02-24 14:20:20 UTC

Both the snap to grid and non-overlapping widgets are a conscious design decision and not subject to change.

I agree that the resizing of widgets while repositioning them is awkward/unexpected at times, though.

Comment 2 Michael Freeman 2022-06-05 17:12:07 UTC

Can this be reopened ? It may be intentional design but I think it should be more flexible. I'm designing a widget that actually requires overlapping for it's function (see https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=175149 ). The default behaviour probably makes sense (ie, the "intentional design"), that's fine. The logic that happens when I put a widget on top of another is really nice. The widget sort of "drops" to the side and becomes smaller. But it needs a toggle somewhere to toggle snapping to grid on/off and overlapping widgets on/off.