Bug 471030

Summary:	The panel does not auto-hide when a different keyboard layout is selected
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Jonas <gertemurdi>
Component:	Panel	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, niccolo.venerandi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Jonas 2023-06-14 16:55:20 UTC

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Windows can cover enabled
2. Multiple keyboard layouts in different languages installed
3. A window in full screen 
4. Changing the keyboard layout by clicking on the abbreviation on the panel

OBSERVED RESULT
The panel does not auto hide until the window is resized 

EXPECTED RESULT
The panel should auto-hide when somewhere else or after some time

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: EndeavourOS 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.107.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-10-23 18:21:29 UTC

I'm afraid the "Windows Can Cover" Panel visibility mode has been removed for Plasma 6 and we aren't planning to bring it back. In its place, we plan to implement an "intelligent auto-hide" or "dodge windows" mode, per Bug 349785. This should hopefully be much better than "Windows Can Cover" ever was, and offer support for its use cases.

Thanks for your understanding!