Bug 278754 - Task manager icons start to get very far apart after a while
Summary: Task manager icons start to get very far apart after a while
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 278891
Alias: None
Product: plasma4
Classification: Plasma
Component: panel (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2011-07-29 05:32 UTC by Darin McBride
Modified: 2011-08-05 16:18 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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show how the tasks have space between them (12.32 KB, image/png)
2011-07-29 05:32 UTC, Darin McBride 		Details
Screenshot of panel with odd task bar (13.62 KB, image/jpeg)
2011-08-02 09:06 UTC, Andreas Kuhl 		Details
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Description Darin McBride 2011-07-29 05:32:04 UTC 
Created attachment 62291 [details]
show how the tasks have space between them

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.7.0) 
OS:                Linux

I'm not entirely sure what is causing this, and I wasn't getting it with kde 4.6.5.

I have two monitors with nvidia spanning a single X session across them.  I have a task manager on a panel on each screen.  Filters that are enabled are the first three: only show tasks from the current screen/desktop/activity (I don't use activities).  I have eight desktops.  Grouping is by program name, only when taskbar is full, sorting alphabetically.

The image attached is from my second monitor, but the space is showing up on many desktops, both monitors.

I do have apps that try to grab my attention that may be on other desktops.  They show up and blink (good), and maybe when that disappears is when this occurs?  Not entirely sure yet.


Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
See above


Expected Results:  
No space.
Comment 1 S. Christian Collins 2011-07-30 15:18:46 UTC 
I have begun to have this happen as well since I upgraded to KDE 4.7.0 on Kubuntu 11.04.  So far it has only happened to me when using programs on more than one desktop.  If I close applications to the left of the space, the space slides to the left.  If I close all applications, the space will be at the leftmost point of the task manager.  I have yet to find a way to get rid of the space, except by logging out and back in again.  My configuration is as follows:

 * Single monitor (1280 x 960)
 * Task Manager Settings:
   o Grouping: Do Not Group
   o Sorting: Manually
   o Only show tasks from the current screen: false
   o Only show tasks from the current desktop: true
   o Only show tasks from the current activity: true
   o Only show tasks that are minimized: false
Comment 2 Andreas Kuhl 2011-08-02 09:06:13 UTC 
Created attachment 62458 [details]
Screenshot of panel with odd task bar

I can confirm this behaviour with KDE SC 4.7.0. I started using activities by now and never saw this issue before. Therefore, it may probably be related to activities.
Comment 3 lazx888 2011-08-03 15:37:12 UTC 
I can also confirm this bug.

A killall plasma-desktop && plasma-desktop reorganizes the task manager so that there are no blank entries within the task manager.
Comment 4 hector acosta 2011-08-04 05:41:58 UTC 
I can confirm this bug in kde 4.7.00. Does posting my plasma settings here do any good?
Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2011-08-05 16:18:38 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 278891 ***