Bug 506170 - Global menu widget doesn't work in single-button mode on X11
Summary: Global menu widget doesn't work in single-button mode on X11
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Global Menu widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.1
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: HI major
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: regression
: 506172 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2025-06-25 16:15 UTC by Kishore Gopalakrishnan
Modified: 2025-08-06 16:10 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

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Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/d20b171a86b4e57ba18af738ca99d1e620d2c7f4
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.4.2 for Wayland users; 6.4.4 for X11 users
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Description Kishore Gopalakrishnan 2025-06-25 16:15:56 UTC 
SUMMARY
If a global menu widget on a panel is in single-button mode (right-click > configure Global Menu > Appearance > 'use a single button for application menu'), clicking on the menu does nothing even when an application that uses the global menu is focused. However, the menu is correctly shown and usable in 'show full application menu' mode.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Place a global menu widget on your panel, and re-login
2. Right-click on the global menu, go to 'configure Global Menu > Appearance' and select 'use a single button for application menu'
3. Open an application like Kate that makes use of the Global menu
4. Click on the global menu widget in the panel

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens

EXPECTED RESULT
Open a popup showing the application menu

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.12.34-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Even when the global menu widget is not working, other components that use the dbus-exported application menu work fine (e.g. https://github.com/Kishore96in/krunner-appmenu ).

I first noticed this issue in Plasma 6.4.0 (after upgrading from 6.3.5).
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-06-25 16:58:46 UTC 
*** Bug 506172 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-06-25 17:02:14 UTC 
Can confirm.
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-06-27 08:47:43 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/5630
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-06-30 11:53:28 UTC 
Git commit 67374f9e659cfd17c0cb4d7eba0a92a08a72c2d9 by Nate Graham, on behalf of Niccolò Venerandi.
Committed on 30/06/2025 at 11:21.
Pushed by niccolove into branch 'master'.

Do not create multiple QMenu when global menu is set to compact

The multiple menus are only required when the global menu is in its
full size; when in compact view, only one is needed.

M  +21   -12   applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/67374f9e659cfd17c0cb4d7eba0a92a08a72c2d9
Comment 6 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-06-30 11:55:13 UTC 
Git commit 0ce9b2204da994078a739fc8e6bfffd2a9c828fa by Niccolò Venerandi.
Committed on 30/06/2025 at 11:55.
Pushed by niccolove into branch 'Plasma/6.4'.

Do not create multiple QMenu when global menu is set to compact

The multiple menus are only required when the global menu is in its
full size; when in compact view, only one is needed.


(cherry picked from commit 67374f9e659cfd17c0cb4d7eba0a92a08a72c2d9)

Co-authored-by: Niccolò Venerandi <niccolo@venerandi.com>

M  +21   -12   applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/0ce9b2204da994078a739fc8e6bfffd2a9c828fa
Comment 7 8py 2025-07-05 23:35:38 UTC 
Updated to:
Name            : plasma-desktop
Version         : 6.4.2-1

On Arch Linux, and bug still persists. Just wanted to report it. Maybe it will not be until next release (6.4.2-2 or something not really sure). The bug has not been resolved yet though on my system. Just wanted to report it here in case anyone else is still having this issue.
Comment 8 8py 2025-07-09 20:15:23 UTC 
I couldn't figure out how to edit my comment, so making a new one. Apparently, this bug is fixed for wayland users, just not x11 users. Will it not be fixed for x11 too? Should I remove this applet since I use x11? Or is there still a fix in the works for x11 users? Okay, thanks for any insight.
Comment 9 TraceyC 2025-07-09 21:53:49 UTC 
(In reply to 8py from comment #8)
> I couldn't figure out how to edit my comment, so making a new one.
> Apparently, this bug is fixed for wayland users, just not x11 users. Will it
> not be fixed for x11 too? Should I remove this applet since I use x11? Or is
> there still a fix in the works for x11 users? Okay, thanks for any insight.

I don't see anything to indicate this is fixed for Wayland but not X11. The fix was tagged for 6.4.2, but since you're still experiencing this bug, I'll reopen the report.
Comment 10 Guido 2025-07-10 17:43:16 UTC 
(In reply to TraceyC from comment #9)
> (In reply to 8py from comment #8)
> > I couldn't figure out how to edit my comment, so making a new one.
> > Apparently, this bug is fixed for wayland users, just not x11 users. Will it
> > not be fixed for x11 too? Should I remove this applet since I use x11? Or is
> > there still a fix in the works for x11 users? Okay, thanks for any insight.
> 
> I don't see anything to indicate this is fixed for Wayland but not X11. The
> fix was tagged for 6.4.2, but since you're still experiencing this bug, I'll
> reopen the report.

I confirm the bug persists in X11 session.
Comment 11 Guido 2025-07-10 17:46:33 UTC 
(In reply to TraceyC from comment #9)
> (In reply to 8py from comment #8)
> > I couldn't figure out how to edit my comment, so making a new one.
> > Apparently, this bug is fixed for wayland users, just not x11 users. Will it
> > not be fixed for x11 too? Should I remove this applet since I use x11? Or is
> > there still a fix in the works for x11 users? Okay, thanks for any insight.
> 
> I don't see anything to indicate this is fixed for Wayland but not X11. 



+ if (KWindowSystem::isPlatformWayland() && view() == CompactView) {
+           m_currentMenu->popup(pos);
+          connect(actionMenu, &QMenu::aboutToHide, this, &AppMenuApplet::onMenuAboutToHide, Qt::UniqueConnection);
+      }
Comment 12 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-21 04:34:32 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/5692
Comment 13 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-21 04:34:34 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/5692
Comment 14 Guido 2025-07-21 10:29:07 UTC 
(In reply to Bug Janitor Service from comment #13)
> A possibly relevant merge request was started @
> https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/5692

It is quite irritating that when a bug is fixed, a useless check is inserted that only makes the fix work on Wayland.
I hope such a thing will never happen again.
Comment 15 Nate Graham 2025-07-21 17:48:14 UTC 
Git commit 6d56ae9d703cbe1fc6ef2f66cff312ad54c5ae3e by Nate Graham, on behalf of Kishore Gopalakrishnan.
Committed on 21/07/2025 at 15:05.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

global menu applet: fix single button mode on X11

The check for Wayland is not needed, since the code inside the block
also works on X11 (tested by applying on top of Plasma 6.4.2).

Test plan:
1. open Konsole
2. Check that 'File > New Window' works correctly when invoked from the
global menu applet in single button mode.
(on X11)

M  +1    -3    applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/6d56ae9d703cbe1fc6ef2f66cff312ad54c5ae3e
Comment 16 Nate Graham 2025-07-21 17:48:29 UTC 
Git commit d20b171a86b4e57ba18af738ca99d1e620d2c7f4 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 21/07/2025 at 17:48.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'Plasma/6.4'.

global menu applet: fix single button mode on X11

The check for Wayland is not needed, since the code inside the block
also works on X11 (tested by applying on top of Plasma 6.4.2).

Test plan:
1. open Konsole
2. Check that 'File > New Window' works correctly when invoked from the
global menu applet in single button mode.
(on X11)


(cherry picked from commit 6d56ae9d703cbe1fc6ef2f66cff312ad54c5ae3e)

Co-authored-by: Kishore Gopalakrishnan <kishore96@gmail.com>

M  +1    -3    applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/d20b171a86b4e57ba18af738ca99d1e620d2c7f4
Comment 17 8py 2025-08-06 00:06:35 UTC 
Okay, bug is fixed. Relevant info (system: Arch Linux), packages:

Name            : plasma-x11-session
Version         : 6.4.4-1

Name            : kwin-x11
Version         : 6.4.4-1

Name            : plasma-desktop
Version         : 6.4.4-1


Thanks for the great work everybody. :)
Comment 18 TraceyC 2025-08-06 16:10:10 UTC 
Thanks for confirming!