Bug 482049

Summary: Start menu (third party) has no option to switch to alternate start menu
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: BOF <bugs_kde_org.5.kuru>
Component: System Tray widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM    
Severity: normal CC: fanzhuyifan, materka, nicolas.fella
Priority: NOR Keywords: qt6
Version First Reported In: 6.0.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: tiled menu alternative

Description BOF 2024-02-29 15:41:19 UTC
Created attachment 166200 [details]
tiled menu alternative

SUMMARY
I'm using the 'Tiled Menu' start menu (https://store.kde.org/p/1160672/). After the update the from 5.27 to 6.0 it does no longer work, but I get a note that the application was written for an older version of Plasma (this is *not* the problem).

The main issue is that the desktop edit mode lost the option to select any alternatives of it. So when you right click on the the app icon in the task bar, you have no option to select any alternative start menu like there is for the default kickoff menu

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install the Tiled Menu
2. Right click on the task bar and enter the desktop edit mode 
3. Right click on the icon for the Tiled Menu in the task bar

OBSERVED RESULT
There is no possibility to select "show alternatives" and switch back to a menu that works.

The problem also is that even you can install the Tiled Menu and switch to it via the regular KDE UI (desktop edit mode > show alternatives > select tiled menu; see attached file "tiled menu alternative"), there is no way to change it back. So it becomes a one way street that you can only fix by removing the Tiled Menu from the task bar and adding a new one from the widgets list

EXPECTED RESULT
If the Tiled Menu was not updated (which is fine since it's a third party application after all) show the menu entry to switch to a different start menu alternative

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 6.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-21-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 30.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: Bravo 17 A4DDR
System Version: REV:1.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm not sure if this really counts as bug per so, but I would say so, since it in the past as far as I recall.
Comment 1 fanzhuyifan 2024-02-29 21:02:53 UTC
You would need to report this to the developers of the 3rd party start menu.
Comment 2 BOF 2024-03-03 23:17:43 UTC
(In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #1)
> You would need to report this to the developers of the 3rd party start menu.

already done