Kate version 17.12.2 Search in Files and Build bring up the corresponding plugin panels and work well, but clicking on the Search and Replace and Build Output buttons does nothing. They should remove (minimize) the respective panel. ESC does remove both the panels but subsequent clicks on the persistent buttons serve only to change their color. This was not a problem before yesterday's massive Mageia updates.
> ESC does remove > both the panels but subsequent clicks on the persistent buttons serve only > to change their color. I guess that your panel has only not enough hight. Move the mouse careful above the buttons, there should the mouse-pointer change to offer a slider grap. At least this way I could reproduce the described behaviour.
This seems to be fixed even though the version (17.2.2) remains the same!