Bug 452407 - Feature to allow individual widgets to float on top of other windows
Summary: Feature to allow individual widgets to float on top of other windows
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Containment (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.23.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2022-04-08 16:00 UTC by shenlebantongying
Modified: 2025-10-21 09:54 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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The edit mode can have an extra icon on the side. (25.61 KB, image/png)
2022-04-08 16:00 UTC, shenlebantongying 		Details
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Description shenlebantongying 2022-04-08 16:00:22 UTC 
Created attachment 148049 [details]
The edit mode can have an extra icon on the side.

SUMMARY

I find some widgets, like workspace switcher, weathers, rss, emails, are particular useful to be permanent visible. Also, I have a large enough screen to have multiple of them.  I don't ever want to cover any of them. I find no way currently to let them always on top.

EXPECTED RESULT

When I am in edit mode of plasma, there can be an extra icon to set a widget to be always on top.  (see attachment -> i don't know the name, but it is the side handle when edit the widgets.)
Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-10-21 09:54:06 UTC 
The correct way here is to put them in a panel. Panels are on top of windows, which are on top of the desktop, and there's not much we can do to change that. You can make the panel really think to show the full version of the widgets even when they're in a panel.