Bug 509091

Summary: Prevent mouse hover information panel from blocking the relevant file when Dolphin is near the bottom of the screen
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: contramuffin
Component: panels: informationAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: minor CC: dolphin-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 24.12.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Attachments: Attempting to open a folder when Dolphin is near the bottom of the screen is nearly impossible

Description contramuffin 2025-09-04 00:35:32 UTC
Created attachment 184695 [details]
Attempting to open a folder when Dolphin is near the bottom of the screen is nearly impossible

SUMMARY
Hovering over a file in Dolphin will cause a detailed information panel to pop up about the file in question. (As long as "show item on hover" is checked in the information panel section of Dolphin's settings). However, when the window is near the bottom of the screen, the pop up panel will cover the file itself. This makes it so that it is difficult to click on the file, as the pop up panel will often appear before the user is able to click on the file. It may make sense to have a separate pop up behavior when the Dolphin window is near the bottom so that the pop up panel appears to the side of the cursor so that it does not fully cover the file


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Ensure that the detailed information pop up appears when the cursor hovers over a file in Dolphin
2. Move the Dolphin near the bottom of the screen
3. Hover over a file so that the pop up appears
4. Attempt to click the file

OBSERVED RESULT
It is impossible to open the file by clicking because the file is being covered by the pop up panel

EXPECTED RESULT
The file should still be able to be opened. The panel should probably appear somewhere else

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Kubuntu 25.04
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-29-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION