SUMMARY Currently, if the panel is set to "always show", it will switch off of floating mode when an app is touching it or maximized. Normally this behavior is fine but I use krohnkite for tiling, and this makes the panel un-float because apps are near it. I would like to have the option of making it always float, or maybe float unless app is maximized (or both), so that I can have a more consistent look across my system and while keeping my panel visible at all times. to be clear, this issue has nothing to do with krohnkite and causes no functional issue of any importance. this was just the thing that made me want the feature. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. set panel to "always show" and "floating" 2. move a window such that it touches the panel, then maximize it 3. observe panel behavior OBSERVED RESULT panel switches from floating to non-floating when touching a window or when a window is maximized DESIRED RESULT (assuming new setting in use) panel maintains floating status SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: TUXEDO OS KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0 Qt Version: 6.8.1 Kernel Version: 6.11.0-109018-tuxedo (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics Memory: 16.1 GB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: LENOVO Product Name: 82B5 System Version: Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION N/A
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(In reply to Bug Janitor Service from comment #1) > Thank you for the bug report! > > However Plasma 6.2.5 is no longer eligible for support or maintenance from > KDE; supported versions are 5.27. (LTS), and 6.3 (non-LTS) or newer. Please > upgrade to a supported version as soon as your distribution makes it > available to you. Plasma is a fast-moving project, and bugs in one version > are often fixed in the next one. > > If you need support for Plasma 6.2.5, please contact your distribution, who > bears the responsibility of providing support for older releases that are no > longer supported by KDE. > > If you can reproduce the issue after upgrading to a supported version, feel > free to re-open this bug report. Distro just released 6.3 update. updated sytem info is: Operating System: TUXEDO OS KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0 Qt Version: 6.8.2 Kernel Version: 6.11.0-109018-tuxedo (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics Memory: 16.1 GB of RAM Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon Graphics Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Manufacturer: LENOVO Product Name: 82B5 System Version: Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 The issue is still present. since you said feel free to reopen, I am marking reopened.
AFAIK this has been rejected in the past. I'll let Niccolò confirm though. Regardless, it may be worth considering since the requests for it keep coming in. There does appear to be some demand.
I can confirm this is not something I plan to implement, and I have not really seen enough interest to reconsider for now. > and this makes the panel un-float because apps are near it. How much margin are you using here? I believe we de-float if windows are 4/8px away, could increasing distance between panel and apps be an option?
(In reply to Niccolò Venerandi from comment #4) > I can confirm this is not something I plan to implement, and I have not > really seen enough interest to reconsider for now. > > > and this makes the panel un-float because apps are near it. > > How much margin are you using here? I believe we de-float if windows are > 4/8px away, could increasing distance between panel and apps be an option? I believe my current margin (from screen bottom) is like 5 pixels. Just tried and you can get the effect I was looking for with a 17 px bottom margin, so that works fine.