Bug 491685

Summary:	Inconsistent App Launcher behaviour when using floating panel and not using it
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Joseph <happypepikcz>
Component:	Panel	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, niccolo.venerandi, niccolo
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.1.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Floating panel Floating panel with a fullscreen app Non-floating panel

Description Joseph 2024-08-13 20:42:39 UTC

SUMMARY
The Application Launcher (start menu) icon is weirdly padded from the left side when using the floating panel and a fullscreen app. When not using a floating panel, the icon is centered with no issues. The appearance of the "squashed" panel and the completely non-floating panel should in my opinion be consistent.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Default KDE 6 settings
2. Maximize any application

OBSERVED RESULT
Application Launcher icon is padded from the left side as opposed to the non-floating panel.

EXPECTED RESULT
Launcher icon should have the same padding as disabling floating panel. (No padding)

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-08-14 21:47:25 UTC

I think this might be intentional, but can you attach a screenshot of the issue so I can be sure?

Comment 2 Joseph 2024-08-15 10:16:56 UTC

Created attachment 172641 [details]
Floating panel

Comment 3 Joseph 2024-08-15 10:17:12 UTC

Created attachment 172642 [details]
Floating panel with a fullscreen app

Comment 4 Joseph 2024-08-15 10:17:27 UTC

Created attachment 172643 [details]
Non-floating panel

Comment 5 Joseph 2024-08-15 10:18:02 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> I think this might be intentional, but can you attach a screenshot of the
> issue so I can be sure?

Pictures added. I believe the bug is the launcher icon padding discrepancy between floating fullscreen and not floating. As you can see, the fullscreen floating panel has way more padding from the left side. I also included a floating non-fullscreen screenshot, which behaves correctly in my opinion (Same as the not floating panel).

Comment 6 Niccolò Venerandi 2024-08-15 12:44:30 UTC

I can confirm this is intentional. The reasoning is that we only want to translate the icons within the panel downwards during a de-float animation, to avoid any clickable areas to move away from underneath the mouse cursor, or any resizing causing visual glitches. Thus, the un-floated panel kickoff icon has to have the same left-padding to the monitor side compared to when it's floating.