Bug 510093

Summary:	Panel height resets to 32px after reboot or logout, ignoring user-defined value (e.g., 20px).
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Ab <vultazhh>
Component:	Panel	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	niccolo.venerandi, niccolo
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.4.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	CachyOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Ab 2025-09-30 10:39:37 UTC

SUMMARY
Panel height resets to 32px after reboot or logout, ignoring user-defined value (e.g., 20px).

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enter Edit Mode and set panel height to 20px.
2. Exit Edit Mode and confirm the panel height is applied.
3. Reboot the system or log out.

OBSERVED RESULT
Panel height reverts to 32px after reboot or logout, regardless of previous setting.

EXPECTED RESULT
Panel height should persist at the user-defined value (e.g., 20px) across reboots and logouts.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: CachyOS KDE
Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I created a new empty panel with a height of 20px to test, and it confirms the bug: the panel size changed back to 32px after reboot or logout.

Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-09-30 12:10:59 UTC

I cannot reproduce this; does this happen also on a fresh user or fresh install?

Comment 2 Ab 2025-09-30 12:48:08 UTC

(In reply to Niccolò Venerandi from comment #1)
> I cannot reproduce this; does this happen also on a fresh user or fresh
> install?

Thanks for the follow up and I owe you an apology. After further testing, I realized the issue was caused by the CachyOS theme, not KDE Plasma itself. I created a fresh user and switched to the Breeze theme, and the panel height persisted correctly across reboots.

So it looks like the theme was enforcing a minimum panel height of 32px, which I mistakenly assumed was a Plasma bug. Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for taking the time to investigate!