Bug 511822

Summary:	Icons-Only Task Manager: "Manual" sorting allows accidental dragging, consider adding a lock / unlock toggle
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	yhl3051
Component:	Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kdedev, qydwhotmail
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.5.1
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description yhl3051 2025-11-08 12:52:29 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Issue 1 - Manual sorting allows dragging:
1. Right-click Icons-Only Task Manager → Configure Icons-Only Task Manager
2. Behavior → Sorting → Select "Manual"
3. Pin several applications to the taskbar
4. Try to drag a pinned icon to a different position

Issue 2 - Non-manual sorting modes cause position shifting:
1. Right-click Icons-Only Task Manager → Configure Icons-Only Task Manager  
2. Behavior → Sorting → Select "Alphabetically" (or "Do not Sort")
3. Pin several applications that are not currently open
4. Click to open one of the pinned applications

OBSERVED RESULT
Issue 1: With "Manual" sorting, icons can be accidentally dragged and reordered
Issue 2: With "Alphabetically" or "Do not Sort", when a pinned application is opened, the icon shifts position (with "Do not Sort" specifically jumping to the rightmost position)

EXPECTED RESULT
Issue 1: There should be an option to lock icon positions in Manual mode to prevent accidental dragging while maintaining custom order
Issue 2: Icons should remain in their pinned positions when opened, regardless of sorting mode

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (14.9 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- In Plasma 5, sorting modes properly prevented both dragging and position shifting
- There is currently no way to maintain custom icon order while preventing accidental dragging
- Multiple users on Fedora 43 with Wayland are experiencing this issue
- Reddit discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1or3g45/

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-11-26 20:56:19 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. For things to be actionable, we require there be only one issue per report. Please open a new report for Issue 2 with non-manual sorting.

For Issue 1, this appears to be the expected behavior, which I understand differs from how it was in Plasma 5. There is not (currently) the ability to lock the positions that I know of. I'll update this to "wishlist" and the developers can consider (re)adding the ability to lock / unlock the icons as a feature request.