Bug 359870

Summary: Sidebar pops up and disappears when activated by Desktop/Activities(?) Tab
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: PGillespie <vermontpoet>
Component: generalAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: bshah, czdosi, kaleissin, nate, notmart, notuxius, plasma-bugs-null, vstebra
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.5.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description PGillespie 2016-02-27 21:13:33 UTC 
This concerns the little tab on the right screen edge with the Hamburger for activating the Widget, Activities. Lock Screen, Show Desktop Menu. If I choose to activate the Widget or Activities Sidebar, the sidebar blips (technical term) into view for a fraction of a second before disappearing.  

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click on Plasma/Desktop(?) tab for menu options. 
2. Choose 'Activities' or 'Add Widgets...' Menu Option. 

Actual Results:  
Sidebar does not remain accessible.

Expected Results:  
Sidebar remains accessible.

Am currently set up with two Activities.
Comment 1 Marco Martin 2016-03-02 10:38:13 UTC 
can't reproduce.
perhaps focus-follows-mouse?
Comment 2 vstebra 2016-03-30 10:32:02 UTC 
I can reproduce it. It occurs on the second time when you try to open any of these sidebars.
It is quite annoying.
Comment 3 vstebra 2016-03-30 10:34:17 UTC 
It also occurs on version 5.6.1

(In reply to vstebra from comment #2)
> I can reproduce it. It occurs on the second time when you try to open any of
> these sidebars.
> It is quite annoying.
Comment 4 Jan Dosoudil 2016-03-30 11:08:18 UTC 
(In reply to vstebra from comment #3)
> It also occurs on version 5.6.1
> 
> (In reply to vstebra from comment #2)
> > I can reproduce it. It occurs on the second time when you try to open any of
> > these sidebars.
> > It is quite annoying.

(In reply to vstebra from comment #2)
> I can reproduce it. It occurs on the second time when you try to open any of
> these sidebars.
> It is quite annoying.

Have same problems in openSUSE Leap 42.1 (Plasma 5.5.5), but happens only sometimes.
Comment 5 Alexander Mentyu 2017-11-28 15:00:01 UTC 
Can't reproduce in:

Distribution: KDE neon Developer Edition - Stable Branches
Plasma: 5.11.3
Frameworks: 5.41.0
Qt: 5.9.2
Kernel 4.10.0-38-generic
Type: 64-bit
Comment 6 kaleissin 2018-11-26 10:34:30 UTC 
I have this problem with the widgets sidebar. I use Focus Follows Mouse - Mouse Precedence. The sidebar opens to the right. My panel is on the left. So If I want to add a widget, I need to move my mouse all the way over to the sidebar, and if it passes over anything the sidebar disappears.

I've started hiding all icons but depending on how I do it, opening the widget-sidebar also makes all windows visible, so I have to manually minimize/shade all windows in a path over to the sidebar and then gingerly drag the widget I need all the way back.

My problem would be solved by any of: 
* the sidebar opening on the left.
* the sidebar not closing automatically.
* the sidebar behaving more like a window so I can set window rules on it.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2021-03-10 03:56:04 UTC 
This thing is gone now; so the bug is gone too. :)