Version: 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2) (using 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2), Kubuntu packages) Compiler: cc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.28-15-generic When remove the task manager widget from the starting panel, system tray and clock widgets both expand to take up all available space. (see attached image) In 3.5, they would remain sized at their optimum size and let me put them in the right corner, leaving the rest of the panel for arranging other widgets.
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try adding a spacer. or upgrading to a newer version; I can't remember if it's 4.3 or 4.4 that should automagically add a spacer
The spacer is there in 4.3, but that's a band-aid fix. The bug is that clock and pager expand instead of staying at their natural size. Furthermore, because of the auto-expansion, I cannot just place a widget in a fixed place in a panel, the way it was possible under 3.5. Instead, I have to juggle multiple spacers, and even then it doesn't let you have absolute placement, say 30 pixels from the preceding item.
Hello! This feature request was filed for KDE Plasma 4, which reached end-of-support status in August 2015. KDE Plasma 5's desktop shell has been almost completely rewritten for better performance and usability, so it is likely that this feature request is already implemented in Plasma 5, or is no longer applicable. Accordingly, we hope you understand why we must close this feature request. If the requested feature is still desired but not implemented in KDE Plasma 5.12 or later, please feel free to open a new ticket in the "plasmashell" product after reading https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting If you would like to get involved in KDE's bug triaging effort so that future mass bug closes like this are less likely, please read https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved#Bug_Triaging Thanks for your understanding! Nate Graham