Bug 361566 - Panel auto-hide is completely broken
Summary: Panel auto-hide is completely broken
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 362105
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Panel (show other bugs)
Version: 5.6.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2016-04-09 22:35 UTC by Stephen Kraemer
Modified: 2017-07-11 12:14 UTC (History)
15 users (show)

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opensc: VisualDesign+


Attachments
Panels configuration file (1.72 KB, text/plain)
2016-04-11 08:20 UTC, rom85
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Description Stephen Kraemer 2016-04-09 22:35:00 UTC
Panel does not auto-hide if it is set to auto-hide. If set to windows can cover, it also does not allow windows to cover it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set panel to auto-hide
2. Move mouse away from panel
3. Panel does not auto-hide

Actual Results:  
Panel stays on top of windows, and does not hide

Expected Results:  
Panel should auto-hide
Comment 1 rom85 2016-04-11 06:59:01 UTC
Confirm, the same for me.
Linux 4.5.0-2-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Mar 16 04:25:52 CET 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux
plasma-workspace  5.6.1-1
Comment 2 rom85 2016-04-11 08:20:57 UTC
Created attachment 98327 [details]
Panels configuration file
Comment 3 rom85 2016-04-11 08:21:42 UTC
After upgrade it's still reproducible on 5.6.2.
Comment 4 rom85 2016-04-11 09:10:14 UTC
Fixed by removing ~/.config/plasmashellrc file and restarting PC.
Comment 5 Stephen Kraemer 2016-04-12 00:36:37 UTC
Tried removing my ~/.config/plasmashellrc and rebooting as suggested by rom85@i.ua, but did not work.
Comment 6 David Edmundson 2016-04-12 23:24:00 UTC
Is system settings -> desktop behaviour -> screen edges -> "switch desktop on edge" enabled?
Comment 7 Stephen Kraemer 2016-04-12 23:27:18 UTC
No, "switch desktop on edge" is disabled.
Comment 8 Stephen Kraemer 2016-04-15 12:37:26 UTC
Is there any more information I can provide to help this bug investigation? It is quite frustrating, and I haven't been able to find a workaround yet.
Comment 9 Sebastien 2016-04-17 06:33:44 UTC
The same problem : "Autohide" or "Windows Can Cover" have the same result as  "Windows Go Below".
 
And the ~/.config/plasmashellrc file is rewrited each 1min, without any modification.
Comment 10 Rajeesh K V 2016-04-18 15:12:31 UTC
Same issue in Fedora 23 after upgrade to 5.6.2 - autohide does not work, panel is always visible.
Comment 11 Rog131 2016-04-23 05:56:19 UTC
Possible dublicate:  Bug 362105 - Taskbar options 'autohide'/'windows can cover' not functional - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362105
Comment 12 David Edmundson 2016-04-29 14:23:03 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 362105 ***
Comment 13 Buddlespit 2016-05-01 02:50:49 UTC
I was able to fix it by logging out of KDE, logging into tty2 and deleting ~/.config/plasmashellrc. Once I rebooted into KDE, I reset the panel to 'autohide'. And much to my surprise, it did.
Comment 14 slartibart70 2016-05-01 14:51:26 UTC
sorry to say,
but this trick did not work out for me... Still having problems with autohide
Comment 15 slartibart70 2016-05-06 20:26:05 UTC
seems to be fixed in 5.6.3
Comment 16 Daniel 2016-05-12 23:48:44 UTC
This issue is not fixed in 5.6.3. Since installing this version I have started experiencing the issue of task bar not auto-hiding when I have never experienced it before. "Always visible" is the only taskbar option that seems to change anything. All of the others make no difference. Entirely removing any KDE/Plasma config and re-installing the package made no difference. Creating a completely new user to ensure config purity makes no difference. 

This bug is insanely annoying as I utilize my entire desktop area always. 

Fedora 23
Linux daniel.wks 4.4.9-300.fc23.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 4 23:56:27 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
plasma-desktop-5.6.3-2.fc23.x86_64
Comment 17 fri.K 2016-05-15 15:39:15 UTC
#c13 solves issue for me, thanks for your help.
My configuration: 
Fedora 23 x86_64
plasma-desktop-5.6.3-2.fc23.x86_64
Comment 18 sunwebrw 2016-05-28 07:56:46 UTC
Happens to me as well. Default panel is not disappearing but if i create an empty one and add all widgets in there from default one it works, well sort of.
Comment 19 Oyvind Hanssen 2017-03-11 18:01:13 UTC
Same for me. In 5.8.4. Panel won't autohide and windows won't cover panel if that setting is selected.
Comment 20 mateuszzz88 2017-03-29 07:47:17 UTC
I have this problem on up-to-date kubuntu 16.10 (I don't know plasma version because About Kde dialog does not show it for some reason...) on dual monitor setup. 
However auto-hide works on "outward" edges, breaks on "inward" edges only. 
To clarify, placing panel top or bottom -> auto-hide works. Placing on left side of left monitor or right side or fight monitor -> works. 
Right side of left monitor or left side of right monitor -> broken.
Comment 21 Rafael Linux User 2017-07-11 12:14:27 UTC
(In reply to mateuszzz88 from comment #20)
> I have this problem on up-to-date kubuntu 16.10 (I don't know plasma version
> because About Kde dialog does not show it for some reason...) on dual
> monitor setup. 
> However auto-hide works on "outward" edges, breaks on "inward" edges only. 
> To clarify, placing panel top or bottom -> auto-hide works. Placing on left
> side of left monitor or right side or fight monitor -> works. 
> Right side of left monitor or left side of right monitor -> broken.

I have EXACTLY that problems since appeared Plasma. I can't have an autohided panel between monitor edges. Must be open a new thread? Cause this appear as "RESOLVED", and that's not true for us with dual monitor.