Created attachment 160576 [details] A screenshot with the problem STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Add the "Audio Volume" plasmoid to the system tray. 2. Click on the icon, and see that the "Keep open" (pin) button is present. 3. Add the "Audio Volume" plasmoid as a separate widget to a Plasma panel. 4. Click on the icon, and see that the "Keep open" (pin) button is missing. OBSERVED RESULT The "Keep open" (pin) button is missing. EXPECTED RESULT The "Keep open" (pin) button should be present. Most of the other widgets have this pin button in both modes. Operating System: Kubuntu 23.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.104.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 Kernel Version: 6.2.0-25-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz Memory: 30.8 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® Xe Graphics Manufacturer: HP Product Name: HP EliteBook 850 G8 Notebook PC
Created attachment 160577 [details] A screenshot with the problem
Fixable with a few simple tricks. Not sure about Plasma 6, but in 5 it was a matter of adding `property QtObject nativeInterface` to the applet's full representation item + putting a pin button in the header bound to `plasmoid.configuration.pin`. Same goes for other applets, like Bluetooth, Battery & Brightness, Media Player etc.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/merge_requests/391
Git commit f9f4463366fb0395fd8e57d0f17d237d66f6f8fa by Nate Graham. Committed on 25/11/2025 at 04:28. Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'. applet: add pin button for standalone widget in panel It's already got one when it's in the System Tray, but not when compact on a panel in standalone form. Add one. FIXED-IN: 6.6.0 M +18 -1 applet/main.qml M +4 -0 applet/main.xml https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/commit/f9f4463366fb0395fd8e57d0f17d237d66f6f8fa