Bug 489778 - Panel does not reveal itself when pushing cursor into screen edge, when panel is set to 'autohide'
Summary: Panel does not reveal itself when pushing cursor into screen edge, when panel...
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: wayland-generic (show other bugs)
Version: 6.1.1
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2024-07-05 09:52 UTC by alien243600+kdebug
Modified: 2024-11-05 07:53 UTC (History)
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Video showing that the taskbar does not show when pushing cursor into it (165.60 KB, video/mp4)
2024-07-05 09:52 UTC, alien243600+kdebug
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Description alien243600+kdebug 2024-07-05 09:52:28 UTC
Created attachment 171404 [details]
Video showing that the taskbar does not show when pushing cursor into it

SUMMARY
I use the default panel at the bottom of the screen. I set the panel visibility to "autohide". When I move my cursor to the bottom of the screen and "push" further, the panel does not reveal itself 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set panel visibility to "autohide"
2. Try to show the panel by moving cursor to and "into" the bottom of the screen

OBSERVED RESULT
Panel does not reveal itself

EXPECTED RESULT
Panel should reveal itself 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 40 (up to date as of July 5th 2024)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1

ADDITIONAL INFO

I am using an OLED display, and would like to prevent burn-in into the screen due to static elements being displayed on the screen. If the panel does not show when set to autohide, I am forced to use it set to always visible, which accelerates screen wear and tear.
Comment 1 Vlad Zahorodnii 2024-09-30 11:20:13 UTC
What's the output resolution and scale factor? do you use custom themes?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-10-15 03:47:37 UTC
🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2024-10-30 03:46:59 UTC
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.
Comment 4 alien243600+kdebug 2024-11-05 07:53:35 UTC
Hey there, sorry, had some stuff going on. 

Turns out this bug is due to enabling "switch desktops on screen edge". 

This also enables the bottom and top edges because virtual desktops can be in a grid too. This is interfering with the panel autohide. 

It's a shame I can't use this because I love the switch desktops on mouse to screen edge feature, but I can't show the panel. I have an oled display so ... yeah. I don't know what to do. I'm using corners for now, but that is bad UX, imho. I hope this can be fixed somehow.