Bug 465592

Summary:	Dictionary widget in an 'Activities' page will not user-resize
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	gandsnut <carlson.betty>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description gandsnut 2023-02-11 16:29:07 UTC

SUMMARY
I have a default desktop and an 'Activities' desktop.  I've elected to put only Plasma widgets on the 2nd 'Activities' desktop.   The 'Dictonary' widget refuses to allow resizing so as to stop its overlap on other widgets.  Also, when a word is looked up, it's text typically uses only 1/2 of the widget window space,

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma

Images:
https://gandsnut.net/temp/cannot_resize_dictionary_widget_kde.png
https://gandsnut.net/temp/kde_info.png

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-02-12 21:55:55 UTC

Works for me with git master and plasma 5.18.8 is no longer supported. I strongly recommend upgrading to at least Plasma 5.24 via Kubuntu 22.04.

Comment 2 gandsnut 2023-02-14 00:39:48 UTC

I appreciate the info.  Might you know if upgrading as you suggest imposes a further performance hit?  I've already noticed using the KDE / Plasma environment, things are decidedly more sluggish than the MATE/Gnome desktop...

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2023-02-14 17:25:16 UTC

I'm afraid the answer to that question isn't knowable. You'll have to give it a try for yourself.

I will say that in general, using old software versions will not guarantee better performance because newer versions often include performance improvements.

If you've got performance issues, please submit detailed bug reports.