Bug 363601

Summary:	Hybrid "old-style" desktop view when clicking refresh desktop in Folder View
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	alex.m.gutowski
Component:	Desktop icons & Folder View widget	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	bshah, nate, notuxius, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.6.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://postimg.org/image/z3hy0by2z/
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description alex.m.gutowski 2016-05-27 20:09:53 UTC

When I'm using the folder view setting for the Plasma 5 desktop, I can often get an older style desktop layout (it's laid out exactly like I had on Cinnamon) when clicking refresh desktop in the upper left-hand context menu.

This layout seems to cover the folder view layout, and I can't interact with any widgets or items in the folder view after this occurs. I have not found a way to revert back to the folder view without logging out of Plasma and logging back in.

This wouldn't be so much of a problem for me (in fact the older layout is *much* preferred to the folder view!), except for the fact that the older view is super-imposed upon the folder view.

If at all possible, I would prefer to keep this older style layout, as the folder view is less functional than this other style. Unfortunately, I have not found a way to consistently show this older view every time.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select "Folder View" for desktop settings
2. Open the upper-left context menu
2. Click "Refresh Desktop"
3. Hybrid appears

Comment 1 alex.m.gutowski 2016-05-27 20:24:11 UTC

I've also been able to occasionally reproduce the bug when changing the desktop/folder view settings. It is not consistent regarding which setting I change, and when the bug appears.

Comment 2 Alexander Mentyu 2017-11-27 14:07:09 UTC

Can't reproduce this bug 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 3 Nate Graham 2021-03-09 15:39:43 UTC

What do you mean by "old style?" Can you re-phrase in terms of describing what the problem is? A screenshot attached to the bug would help too; the link you provided has expired.

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Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2021-04-08 04:33:31 UTC

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