Bug 473098 - Panel popup prefers opening on secondary screen when opening on the expected screen would cause it to overlap a secondary panel
Summary: Panel popup prefers opening on secondary screen when opening on the expected ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Panel (show other bugs)
Version: 5.27.7
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: multiscreen
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2023-08-07 09:48 UTC by Sebastian Turzański
Modified: 2024-08-28 19:28 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Latest Commit:
Version Fixed In: 6.2.0
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screenshot (1.26 MB, image/jpeg)
2023-08-07 09:49 UTC, Sebastian Turzański 		Details
screenshotOnSingleDisplay (942.35 KB, image/png)
2023-08-17 05:44 UTC, Sebastian Turzański 		Details
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Description Sebastian Turzański 2023-08-07 09:48:11 UTC 
When I click on a start menu on my right (primary display) the menu pops up on the left display instead.
See the screenshot


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Click on right display top left corner where start menu is

OBSERVED RESULT
1. Menu pops up  on left display

EXPECTED RESULT
1. Menu popup on the same display

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Opensuse tumbleweed
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.7
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Sebastian Turzański 2023-08-07 09:49:25 UTC 
Created attachment 160788 [details]
screenshot
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-08-07 21:24:47 UTC 
This is happening because it's trying not to overlap the secondary top panel on the screen you want it to appear on.

So I guess all the individual pieces are working as intended, though clearly nobody intended for the exact outcome to happen with this combination of screens and panels.
Comment 3 Sebastian Turzański 2023-08-17 05:43:24 UTC 
Hi
Are you sure about that?
When I have a single (horizontal) display the top panel is covered by menu with no issue so why does connecting a second display on the left trigger panel avoiding? Just curious.
Comment 4 Sebastian Turzański 2023-08-17 05:44:08 UTC 
Created attachment 161016 [details]
screenshotOnSingleDisplay
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2023-08-21 17:20:22 UTC 
When there's only one screen, the top panel can't be avoided, so it doesn't try.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2024-08-28 19:28:23 UTC 
I can no longer reproduce this issue in current git master, soon to before Plasma 6.2. Looks like it got fixed along the way!