Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.6.1) OS: Linux Panels' shadows are treated by KWin like all other windows thus influenting windows': 1) snapping - while moving a window it snaps to the shadow first and then to the panel 2) placement - tested with placement option set to Smart - windows open themselves at the edge of the shadow, not the panel. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1) enable snapping (default), snap windows to the panel and its shadow. 2) set placement option to Smart, add a panel on the left edge of the screen, close all windows, open an unmaximized window. Actual Results: 1) while moving a window it snaps to the shadow first and then to the panel 2) windows open themselves at the edge of the shadow, not the panel Expected Results: 1) while moving a window it should snap to the the panel only 2) windows should open themselves at edge of the panel
Related report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271027
this does not work as you think, and therefore your workaround wish would fail in this context as well. see last comment on the dupe. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 248570 ***