Bug 456060

Summary:	VPN secrets dialog is not parented properly, so it inappropriately respects default window positioning from KWin
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Nicolas Fella <nicolas.fella>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.18.0
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nicolas Fella 2022-06-28 00:59:31 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Activate a (openconnect) VPN from the applet 
2.  An authentication dialog appears

OBSERVED RESULT
The dialog is in the top-left corner

EXPECTED RESULT
The dialog is centered in the scren

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: master
KDE Frameworks Version: master
Qt Version: 5.15.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Wayland

Usually this is achieved by setting a proper parent window for the dialog, but this is tricky here since the dialog is from kded, which does not really have a "main" window we could parent to

Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2022-06-29 13:02:10 UTC

This is using the "Minimal Overlapping" placement policy. With the default "Centered" it is indeed centered

Comment 2 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:23:37 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796