Bug 444477

Summary: Resize application launcher
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Iyán M. V. <me>
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff) widgetAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: bugseforuns, mikel5764, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.23.2   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Iyán M. V. 2021-10-27 08:09:25 UTC 
SUMMARY

I don't know how to resize the application launcher to a custom size, or even to go back to the default size.

I learned this the hard way. By mistake I pressed the shortcut to maximize windows while the launcher was open, and it got resized to use all the screen. I can use other shortcuts like half screen or a third of the screen (I'm using Mudeer for these extra shortcuts), but none of them are the default size.

I think it would be useful to be be able to resize the launcher with the mouse. If I remember correctly, with the previous default launcher it was possible to do that by pressing some key (Alt?) while dragging the menu with the mouse.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Kickoff
2. Press the maximize shortcut (Meta + PgUp by default)

OBSERVED RESULT
Application launcher is maximized and it doesn't go back to its "normal" size even after closing it


EXPECTED RESULT
I don't know if the menu should behave as a normal window. But if this is the intended behavior, then it should be also as easy to resize the launcher as any other window.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.87.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.14.14-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Comment 1 Iyán M. V. 2021-10-27 08:13:52 UTC 
Okay, just after I wrote down the issue, I figured out the shortcut to resize windows: Meta + Right click.

With this combo it is possible to resize the launcher. However, I still think that it should be easier (possible) to do without knowing this shortcut.

Also, I think the launcher should not behave exactly as a window. For example, it is possible to move it around with Meta + Left click, and I find it quite weird.

What do you think?
Comment 2 Patrick Silva 2021-10-27 11:27:20 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 411462 ***